# US farmers face higher costs, fewer markets from tariffs, farm groups warn

> Trump's new tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China threaten the $191 billion US agricultural export sector. Farm groups warn of higher input costs and fewer export markets for farmers already facing low crop prices.

- Date: 2025-03-04 · published 2025-03-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8149-us-farmers-face-higher-costs-fewer-markets-from-tariffs-farm-groups-warn
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Loss of export markets and higher costs for US farmers could reduce US demand for feed-related inputs and pressure grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-06 | [US farmers could permanently lose key markets amid Trump's tariffs diplomacy: trade \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14685-us-farmers-could-permanently-lose-key-markets-amid-trump-s-tariffs-diplomacy.md) | +1.4% | -7.2% |
| CORN | 2020-12-01 | [China Targets U.S. Farm Imports With Tariffs \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49501-china-targets-u-s-farm-imports-with-tariffs-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.4% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2024-06-07 | [Will more Trump tariffs hurt or help U.S. farmers?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29760-will-more-trump-tariffs-hurt-or-help-u-s-farmers.md) | +5.6% | -4.9% |
| CORN | 2025-04-10 | [Trump, tariffs and farmers : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25114-trump-tariffs-and-farmers-npr.md) | +3.1% | -3.3% |
| CORN | 2025-04-21 | [Tariffs add to market uncertainty \| AJOT.COM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16954-tariffs-add-to-market-uncertainty-ajot-com.md) | -0.1% | -5.5% |
| SOY | 2025-02-06 | [US farmers could permanently lose key markets amid Trump's tariffs diplomacy: trade \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14685-us-farmers-could-permanently-lose-key-markets-amid-trump-s-tariffs-diplomacy.md) | -2.8% | -4.1% |
| SOY | 2019-08-08 | [US-China trade war: Soybean farmers are working new markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57614-us-china-trade-war-soybean-farmers-are-working-new-markets.md) | +1.4% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2018-08-20 | [Farmers ponder grain tariff counter-moves - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63517-farmers-ponder-grain-tariff-counter-moves-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news.md) | -4.5% | -6.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-farmers-face-higher-costs-fewer-markets-tariffs-farm-groups-warn-2025-03-04/

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