"Sales to China of key commodities, like soybeans and pork, are plunging as the trade war begins to impact the domestic economy.
Why it matters: U.S. farmers export more than $176 billion in agricultural products annually — almost 10% of which is just soybean and pork shipments to China.
Losing even a fraction of those exports for the long term could be economically devastating.
By the numbers: In the week of April 11-17, net soybean sales were down 50% week over week and down 25% versus the four-week average, per data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service released Thursday.
Net pork sales were down 72% week on week and 82% versus the four-week average, the USDA said.
What they're saying: 'This is directly related to the tariff situation. There's no doubt about it, there's not some other magic behind-the-scenes thing going on,' Rob Dongoski, global lead for food and agribusiness at consultancy Kearney, tells Axios."
https://www.axios.com/2025/04/26/trump-china-soybeans-pork-tariffs