China’s Retaliatory Tariffs on US Farm Goods Take Effect Monday

Chinese tariffs as high as 15% on a range of US agricultural goods take effect Monday, potentially exacerbating a trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies.

The levies announced last week are far-reaching, touching commodities from beef and poultry to grains. Along with the tariffs, Beijing also said it would completely suspend soybean imports from three US entities and also halted purchases of American logs.

Beijing’s move came after the Trump administration doubled a blanket tariff on all Chinese exports. China’s measures hit goods the Asian nation can source from other countries, shielding the domestic economy from blowback.

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