# China's African tariff removals, trade surge spur yuan adoption | Reuters

> China-Africa trade rose nearly 18% last year, and tariff cuts on imports from 53 African countries took effect in May. Chinese ports are receiving more African cargo, and China announced new measures to promote global yuan use.

- Date: 2026-06-18 · published 2026-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8412-china-s-african-tariff-removals-trade-surge-spur-yuan-adoption-reuters
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Expanded African exports to China could raise import volumes of agricultural and feed-related products, while yuan settlement growth shifts trade finance away from the dollar.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-09-28 | [Grains fall as traders seek China buying signs after tariff cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14545-grains-fall-as-traders-seek-china-buying-signs-after-tariff-cuts.md) | -0.4% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2019-08-23 | [China strikes back at U.S. with new tariffs on $75 billion in goods \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57443-china-strikes-back-at-u-s-with-new-tariffs-on-75-billion-in-goods-reuters.md) | +1.8% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2019-05-14 | [Australian dollar, China’s yuan rise after Trump’s bullishness on trade \| Amwal Al Ghad](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8445-australian-dollar-china-s-yuan-rise-after-trump-s-bullishness-on-trade-amwal-al.md) | +7.0% | +11.7% |
| CORN | 2018-04-30 | [U.S. ethanol makers snap up cheap sorghum after China tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65569-u-s-ethanol-makers-snap-up-cheap-sorghum-after-china-tariffs.md) | +1.4% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2019-06-19 | [China retains anti-dumping tariffs on U.S. distillers grains ahead of Trump-Xi talks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58683-china-retains-anti-dumping-tariffs-on-u-s-distillers-grains-ahead-of-trump-xi.md) | +1.3% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2025-09-25 | [China signals that purchases of US soybeans hinge on tariff removal \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14632-china-signals-that-purchases-of-us-soybeans-hinge-on-tariff-removal-reuters.md) | +0.4% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2018-04-08 | [As U.S. and China trade tariff barbs, others scoop up U.S. soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65547-as-u-s-and-china-trade-tariff-barbs-others-scoop-up-u-s-soybeans.md) | +2.0% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2025-11-03 | [Chinese buyers purchase Brazilian soybeans as prices ease over US-China trade thaw \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12245-chinese-buyers-purchase-brazilian-soybeans-as-prices-ease-over-us-china-trade.md) | +0.2% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/chinas-african-tariff-removals-trade-surge-spur-yuan-adoption-2026-06-18/

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