{"id":8473,"date":"2025-06-23T16:48:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T16:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/8473\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T16:48:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T16:48:12","slug":"us-farmers-face-tough-outlook-as-china-switches-suppliers-amid-trade-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/8473\/","title":{"rendered":"US farmers face tough outlook as China switches suppliers amid trade war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">China\u2019s imports of a slew of US agricultural products plunged dramatically in May, and it is possible the trade may never fully rebound as Beijing\u2019s moves to diversify its food supplies will be \u201cdifficult to unwind\u201d, experts said.<\/p>\n<p>The shift in Chinese demand <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/economy\/china-economy\/article\/3311560\/us-farmers-feel-pain-soybean-exports-china-flatline-despite-tariff-truce?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sparked by the trade war<\/a> and Beijing\u2019s concerns about long-term uncertainty in its relationship with America could have deep implications for global supply chains \u2013 and particularly for the US farm sector, for which China <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/economy\/china-economy\/article\/3313702\/us-soybean-farmers-move-reduce-dependence-china-trade-war-grinds?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">has long been a key export market<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">According to the latest Chinese customs data, the country\u2019s imports of a basket of US farm products plummeted by more than 43 per cent year on year in value terms in May, with shipments in several categories almost entirely halting as the US-China tariff war took its toll.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Chinese imports of fresh boneless beef and edible sorghum from America tumbled over 97 per cent year on year, while shipments of corn and uncombed cotton yarn were down over 93 per cent and 94 per cent, respectively.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Imports of American frozen beef declined by around half, and several categories of frozen and preserved chicken saw drops of more than 60 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>In April, both sides raised tariffs on each other\u2019s goods by more than 100 per cent in a series of rapid-fire tit-for-tat exchanges, before <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/economy\/global-economy\/article\/3309975\/china-us-reduce-majority-tariffs-after-first-round-trade-talks?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">agreeing a temporary \u201ctrade truce\u201d deal<\/a> to scale back most of those additional duties in mid-May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"China\u2019s imports of a slew of US agricultural products plunged dramatically in May, and it is possible 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