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A difference-in-differences study using 2013 to 2023 data finds US-China trade friction raised China's grain import prices, increased price volatility, reduced import volumes and lowered import diversification. The paper was published in Frontiers in July 2025.
The findings suggest China's grain import disruption from trade tensions has lasting effects on price and volume, supporting firmer import-side price pressure for grains.
frontiersin.orgDong Han, Yuhui Wu, Chen Si-SiJul 1, 2025After 1,040 past bullish report events, CORN moved a median +0.5% over 5 sessions (62% higher; middle half -0.9% to +2.0%), and +0.8% over 20.
After 769 past bullish report events, WHEAT moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (53% higher; middle half -1.4% to +2.0%), and +0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
