Agricultural Economics, Department of
Cornhusker Economics
Potential Agricultural Price Impacts of Chinese Trade Retaliation
Date of this Version
3-11-2026
Document Type
Newsletter Issue
Citation
Cornhusker Economics, March 11, 2026
Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Abstract
We explore how the Chinese response to the United States tariff threats might affect U.S. agricultural markets. China’s retaliation has involved soybeans, its largest agricultural import from the U.S. In a departure from recent history, China recorded near-zero imports of U.S. soybeans from May through November 2025. Although imports resumed following a bilateral agreement reached later in the year, the volume purchased during 2025 was only about a quarter of the level of recent years.
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