Grains and meat, among the most harmed by China’s tariffs to the US.

The entry into force on Monday of the tariffs between 10% and 15% imposed by China To US agri -food products in response to Washington’s taxes on Chinese goods, he puts basic foods such as wheat, soy or beef and pigs.

However, and although China It is still one of the main buyers of American agri -food production, imports from the North American country have decreased in recent years in favor of countries such as Brazil, Australia or Ukraine, which could now benefit from sales even greater than the Asian giant in products such as the following:

Corn

The United States became the main corn supplier for China, but has been exceeded in recent years by Brazil and Ukraine. In 2024, China imported 13.76 million tons of corn, of which 2.07 million (14.5%) came from the North American country, compared to 7 million tons recorded in 2023.

Wheat

China imported 11 million tons of wheat last year, of which 1.9 million came from the United States (17.3%), which represents 7% less than in 2023. Countries such as Australia and Canada exceed the American nation in sales to China, where the diversification of suppliers has also allowed to gain land to others such as Kazakhstan.

Soy

China’s dependency on the soybeans of the United States has also decreased in recent years. In 2024, the Asian country imported about 105 million tons of soybeans, of which 22.1 million tons (21%) had the United States as a country of origin, 5.7% less than in the previous year. The great beneficiary in this case is Brazil, where 71% of the soybeans that the Asian giant imports.

Beef

In 2024, China imported the record of 2.87 million tons of beef products, a sector in which the United States also does not represent the main supplier of the Chinese market, led by Brazil, which Argentina, Uruguay and Australia follow. Imports of beef from the United States decreased by 4% compared to 2023, adding more than 138,000 tons.

Pig meat

Swine imports by China last year were 1.06 million tons and followed the descending trend of the previous exercises, propitiated by greater local production in this sector. Of that figure, just over 467,000 tons came from the United States, 6% below the figure of 2023. The main pig exporter to China is Spain, followed by Brazil, Denmark, the Netherlands and Canada.