# China's grain import dynamics shift as corn declines as rice rebounds | Feed & Grain

> USDA's February 2025 reports project China's 2024/25 corn imports to fall to 10.0 million tons, less than half the 23.4 million tons imported in 2023/24. The agency also raised its 2025 rice import forecast by 200,000 tons to 2.2 million tons.

- Date: 2025-02-12 · published 2025-02-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14682-china-s-grain-import-dynamics-shift-as-corn-declines-as-rice-rebounds-feed-and
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp cut in Chinese corn imports lowers global corn demand, while higher rice imports support rough rice demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-09-22 | [Pork imports slow in China as domestic pork production rebounds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68942-pork-imports-slow-in-china-as-domestic-pork-production-rebounds.md) | +0.2% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2025-02-02 | [China’s Import Declines Reflect Broader Demand Weakness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14687-china-s-import-declines-reflect-broader-demand-weakness.md) | +0.6% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2021-07-06 | [Chinese corn, wheat imports slip  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45928-chinese-corn-wheat-imports-slip-world-grain.md) | -1.9% | -12.4% |
| CORN | 2024-09-17 | [Global coarse grain production declines \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28364-global-coarse-grain-production-declines-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.7% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2016-07-18 | [Grain Supply and Demand report sends grain prices falling](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7417-grain-supply-and-demand-report-sends-grain-prices-falling.md) | +5.9% | +1.7% |
| RICE | 2022-07-11 | [FAS report shares growing demand for feed in China \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40470-fas-report-shares-growing-demand-for-feed-in-china-meat-poultry.md) | +2.0% | +7.0% |
| RICE | 2024-07-16 | [Record rice imports expected in Philippines](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29327-record-rice-imports-expected-in-philippines.md) | -0.7% | -1.1% |
| RICE | 2023-08-09 | [FAO Food Price Index declines in August](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34646-fao-food-price-index-declines-in-august.md) | -1.9% | +5.4% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/grain-handling-processing/news/15737297/chinas-grain-import-dynamics-shift-as-corn-declines-as-rice-rebounds

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