# China’s Grain Imports Fall Nearly 12% in First 11 Months Amid Global Turmoil, Softer Demand

> China's grain imports fell 11.8% in the first 11 months of 2022 to 133.2 million tons. Vegetable oil imports dropped nearly 42% and meat imports fell 23%. Disruption in the Black Sea area, a strong dollar, and weak feed demand are cited as causes.

- Date: 2022-12-09 · published 2022-12-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14883-china-s-grain-imports-fall-nearly-12-in-first-11-months-amid-global-turmoil
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Chinese grain imports reduce global demand and put downward pressure on corn and wheat prices. Weaker feed production cuts demand for feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-06-13 | [Falling demand for wheat and corn in China could crash global markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14743-falling-demand-for-wheat-and-corn-in-china-could-crash-global-markets.md) | -2.1% | -8.8% |
| CORN | 2022-09-26 | [Chinese demand for grain imports takes tumble \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14900-chinese-demand-for-grain-imports-takes-tumble-the-western-producer.md) | -1.4% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2018-08-28 | [China Grain Imports Plunge Amidst Tariffs - Southeast AgNET](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63421-china-grain-imports-plunge-amidst-tariffs-southeast-agnet.md) | +0.8% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2018-11-02 | [As China soy demand wavers, U.S. farmers turn back to grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62089-as-china-soy-demand-wavers-u-s-farmers-turn-back-to-grains.md) | +3.2% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2018-10-23 | [China grain imports plunge in September amid trade war with U.S., higher prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62397-china-grain-imports-plunge-in-september-amid-trade-war-with-u-s-higher-prices.md) | -0.9% | -5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-13 | [Falling demand for wheat and corn in China could crash global markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14743-falling-demand-for-wheat-and-corn-in-china-could-crash-global-markets.md) | -2.1% | -3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-26 | [Chinese demand for grain imports takes tumble \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14900-chinese-demand-for-grain-imports-takes-tumble-the-western-producer.md) | +0.6% | -10.1% |
| WHEAT | 2018-11-02 | [As China soy demand wavers, U.S. farmers turn back to grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62089-as-china-soy-demand-wavers-u-s-farmers-turn-back-to-grains.md) | -4.0% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- yicaiglobal.com: https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/china-grain-imports-fall-nearly-12-in-first-11-months-amid-global-turmoil-declining-demand

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.