The United States is the world's largest Agricultural exporter-
Introduction of Protective tariffs on US imports - and the backlash?
The newly-elected US President announced and others on imports tariffs from 20% to 35% to collect in order to protect the U.S. economy from cheap imports. In this way, a growing U.S. economy will lead to more employment again. Emphasis experienced in Mexico and China. The introduction of protective tariffs is however not a one-way street, but leads to corresponding reactions of the concerned exporting countries. In the agricultural sector, particularly affected are the United States, as the world's largest agricultural exporter. The agricultural export makes about 20% of US foreign trade in the amount of approximately 140 billion $ from. The agricultural exports towards China add up to a magnitude of 22.5 billion $ and 16%, respectively. An essential focus on the soy exports and meat exports is. The US agricultural exports toward Mexico reach approximately 18 million $. This focus on pork and poultry exports. On the importing page 114 billion are $ on agricultural goods. While the import from China has little meaning, are imports from Mexico with a value of 20.5 billion $ quite noteworthy. The individual agricultural products have a different priority. Particularly outstanding is the soy export with over 55% of U.S. production. Measured US exports have trade accounted for about 30% of world trade. China imported approximately 62% of world trade of soy beans from North and South America. Measured in world trade have an export quota of 30% at the world Schweinefleischausfuhren the United States and are the second largest supplier to the EU. The exports towards China/Hong Kong account for only 15%. The share in the direction of Mexico is almost twice as large. Importance have also exports of skimmed-milk powder with about 55% of the production. However, the exports are spread across many countries. China and Mexico play a less important role. Beef and poultry meat are also on the export program with significant shares of over 10 to 25%. The United States in about the same amount as they export import in the beef and veal sector. The processing goods comes primarily from Australia, Brazil and Mexico. Of tariffs on US imports will bring a stone rolling makes itself felt slightly on the international trade in agricultural goods. This can be for the EU new sales opportunities result, but also disadvantages, by competition fights to alternative marketing channels for surplus U.S. agricultural products can lead to corresponding reductions in price. In the case of soy that would not be beneficial, in the case of EU meat exports certainly. For the design of a changed U.S. policy, many options, which are still unclear Kombinationen arise. One thing seems to be clear: agricultural trade faces uncertain times.
