These Are the Farm Commodities China May Target in Trade Dispute

U.S. soybean exports valued at $14 billion could be at risk
Other products that could suffer: pork, alfalfa, sorghum

China Announces Plans for Reciprocal Tariffs on $3B of U.S. Imports

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By Megan Durisin Albery, Marvin G Perez, Shruti Singh, and Jeff Wilson

March 22, 2018 at 10:27 PM UTC

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Now that President Donald Trump has announced punitive tariffs on Chinese goods, attention has switched to possible retaliatory measures. U.S. agriculture is a clear and obvious target.

U.S. farmers export more produce to China than any other country. By hitting commodities such as soybeans and pork with tariffs, China would also be singling out products grown in the American rural heartland, a key constituency that helped elect Trump. Here’s a brief rundown of what may be at risk.