# Removing Nontariff Import Barriers Could Increase China’s Imports of Pork, Beef, Corn, and Wheat, ERS Research Shows

> A USDA Economic Research Service study estimates that removing China's nontariff barriers would raise its imports of beef, corn, pork and wheat. The study uses mid-2020 to mid-2021 data, which showed Chinese domestic prices above U.S. import prices by 57.5% for beef, 64% for corn, 213% for pork and 42% for wheat. China imported more than $205 billion in agricultural products in 2021, including over $37 billion from the U.S.

- Date: 2023-04-01 · published 2023-04-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14856-removing-nontariff-import-barriers-could-increase-china-s-imports-of-pork-beef
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The findings point to latent Chinese import demand for U.S. corn and wheat if trade barriers ease, but the study is a scenario analysis and does not itself change current flows.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-11-08 | [China’s soy imports increase as swine rebounds \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14977-china-s-soy-imports-increase-as-swine-rebounds-world-grain.md) | +5.9% | +8.0% |
| CORN | 2024-12-11 | [December WASDE Shows Decrease in US Corn and Wheat Ending Stocks in 2024/2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26903-december-wasde-shows-decrease-in-us-corn-and-wheat-ending-stocks-in-2024-2025.md) | +0.5% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2016-12-08 | [WEEKLY EXPORT REPORT: Corn, soybean, wheat sales increase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73338-weekly-export-report-corn-soybean-wheat-sales-increase.md) | +0.9% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2025-07-01 | [Trade war and grain import resilience: evidence from China’s response to U.S. Tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14656-trade-war-and-grain-import-resilience-evidence-from-china-s-response-to-u-s.md) | -3.3% | -4.5% |
| CORN | 2017-09-11 | [Watch USDA’s WASDE Report, Hurricane Irma, and China’s Soybean Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68856-watch-usda-s-wasde-report-hurricane-irma-and-china-s-soybean-imports.md) | +1.5% | +4.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-11 | [December WASDE Shows Decrease in US Corn and Wheat Ending Stocks in 2024/2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26903-december-wasde-shows-decrease-in-us-corn-and-wheat-ending-stocks-in-2024-2025.md) | -0.4% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-08 | [WEEKLY EXPORT REPORT: Corn, soybean, wheat sales increase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73338-weekly-export-report-corn-soybean-wheat-sales-increase.md) | +0.9% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-18 | [An Increase in Wheat Feeding to Hogs in China, as China’s First-Quarter Pork Production Rose \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47648-an-increase-in-wheat-feeding-to-hogs-in-china-as-china-s-first-quarter-pork.md) | +4.9% | +6.1% |

## Sources

- ers.usda.gov: http://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2023/march/removing-nontariff-import-barriers-could-increase-china-s-imports-of-pork-beef-corn-and-wheat-ers-research-shows

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