# The China-U.S. Food Security Puzzle - Li Zheng - CHINA US Focus

> Secretary of State Antony Blinken publicly raised the possibility of U.S.-China cooperation on food security in a speech on China policy. The commentary argues that a new global grain crisis is emerging from drought in the U.S. and extreme weather elsewhere, combined with the Russia-Ukraine war.

- Date: 2022-06-15 · published 2022-06-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14926-the-china-u-s-food-security-puzzle-li-zheng-china-us-focus
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Concern over tight global grain supply and drought-hit wheat output supports grain prices, though the cooperation proposal itself has no immediate supply effect.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-11 | [How Do the Latest Black Sea Attacks Affect Global Food Security?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14082-how-do-the-latest-black-sea-attacks-affect-global-food-security.md) | -1.3% | -4.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-09 | [Even China Will Feel the Impact: Suspension of Ukrainian Grain Exports Threatens Global Food Security — Leonid Kozachenko \| Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51992-even-china-will-feel-the-impact-suspension-of-ukrainian-grain-exports-threatens.md) | +0.7% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-06 | [The Ukraine Conflict and Other Factors Contributing to High Commodity Prices and Food Insecurity \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4033-the-ukraine-conflict-and-other-factors-contributing-to-high-commodity-prices.md) | -2.3% | +3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-03-27 | [Regional war, global consequences: Mounting damages to Ukraine’s agriculture and growing challenges for global food security \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14411-regional-war-global-consequences-mounting-damages-to-ukraine-s-agriculture-and.md) | +10.6% | -4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-08 | [What do disruptions in major trade routes mean for food security? \| World Food Programme](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16762-what-do-disruptions-in-major-trade-routes-mean-for-food-security-world-food.md) | +3.7% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2026-09-11 | [How Do the Latest Black Sea Attacks Affect Global Food Security?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14082-how-do-the-latest-black-sea-attacks-affect-global-food-security.md) | +2.5% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2020-07-09 | [Even China Will Feel the Impact: Suspension of Ukrainian Grain Exports Threatens Global Food Security — Leonid Kozachenko \| Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51992-even-china-will-feel-the-impact-suspension-of-ukrainian-grain-exports-threatens.md) | -5.2% | -6.9% |
| CORN | 2022-04-06 | [The Ukraine Conflict and Other Factors Contributing to High Commodity Prices and Food Insecurity \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4033-the-ukraine-conflict-and-other-factors-contributing-to-high-commodity-prices.md) | -1.9% | -6.1% |

## Sources

- chinausfocus.com: https://www.chinausfocus.com/peace-security/the-china-us-food-security-puzzle

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