# United States Wins WTO Dispute Finding China Provides Excessive Government Support to its Grain Producers | USDA

> USTR and USDA announced that a WTO dispute panel found China's domestic price support for wheat, rice and other grains exceeds its WTO commitments. The ruling is the first challenge to China's agricultural policies and the US called on China to comply quickly.

- Date: 2019-02-28 · published 2019-02-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11846-united-states-wins-wto-dispute-finding-china-provides-excessive-government
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A finding against China's grain support could eventually open market access for US grain exports, but compliance timing is uncertain, so the near-term price effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-04-18 | [United States Wins Dispute Finding China’s Administration of Grain Tariff-Rate Quotas Breaches WTO Commitments \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59449-united-states-wins-dispute-finding-china-s-administration-of-grain-tariff-rate.md) | -1.7% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2024-12-20 | [Mexico GM Corn Ban Dispute Ends In Win For U.S. Corn Exporters - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26961-mexico-gm-corn-ban-dispute-ends-in-win-for-u-s-corn-exporters-u-s-grains-and.md) | +1.5% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2021-07-23 | [China’s grain auction and meat production patterns point to rising imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46074-china-s-grain-auction-and-meat-production-patterns-point-to-rising-imports.md) | -1.1% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2024-12-20 | [United States Prevails in USMCA Dispute on Biotech Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26957-united-states-prevails-in-usmca-dispute-on-biotech-corn.md) | +1.5% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2018-06-07 | [Chart Of Note: GIAF Exports To FTA Partners Stay Strong In 2017/2018 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64527-chart-of-note-giaf-exports-to-fta-partners-stay-strong-in-2017-2018-u-s-grains.md) | -1.2% | -6.3% |
| SOY | 2019-08-26 | [Daily US grain report: grain futures lifted by apparent US-China moves to restart trade talks
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5699-daily-us-grain-report-grain-futures-lifted-by-apparent-us-china-moves-to.md) | +1.6% | +5.8% |
| SOY | 2019-06-04 | [Exclusive: Pile drive - China expected to divert outstanding U.S. soybean cargoes into reserves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58476-exclusive-pile-drive-china-expected-to-divert-outstanding-u-s-soybean-cargoes.md) | -2.3% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2020-01-15 | [China to purchase $36 bil of US agricultural products in 2020, $43 bil in 2021: governments \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54943-china-to-purchase-36-bil-of-us-agricultural-products-in-2020-43-bil-in-2021.md) | -1.6% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- usda.gov: https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2019/02/28/united-states-wins-wto-dispute-finding-china-provides-excessive-government-support-its-grain

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