# Grains Weekly Analysis

> StoneX analysis of the USDA May WASDE found China's 2022/23 soybean area should rise while corn production stays steady. USDA expects Chinese soybean imports to recover to 99 million tonnes and total Chinese corn imports to fall to 18 million tonnes from the 2020/21 peak.

- Date: 2022-05-23 · published 2022-05-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14936-grains-weekly-analysis
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Recovering Chinese soybean imports support soybean demand, while lower corn import expectations reduce Chinese demand for foreign corn, so the net effect on prices is mixed.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-03-11 | [March WASDE Analysis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20106-march-wasde-analysis.md) | -2.5% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2018-01-01 | [Grains and Oilseeds Outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66848-grains-and-oilseeds-outlook.md) | +0.7% | +5.1% |
| SOY | 2016-12-12 | [Grain market steady after USDA report - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73541-grain-market-steady-after-usda-report-farmers-weekly.md) | -0.1% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2019-02-22 | [Grain market week in review, Feb. 22, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11851-grain-market-week-in-review-feb-22-2019.md) | -1.5% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2017-01-11 | [Christmas Eve for Grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72942-christmas-eve-for-grains.md) | +6.9% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2025-09-29 | [Weekly Analysis 29.09.2025 - 03.10.2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22927-weekly-analysis-29-09-2025-03-10-2025.md) | -1.8% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2018-01-01 | [Grains and Oilseeds Outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66848-grains-and-oilseeds-outlook.md) | +0.3% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2016-12-12 | [Grain market steady after USDA report - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73541-grain-market-steady-after-usda-report-farmers-weekly.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- stonex.com: https://www.stonex.com/en/insights/grains-weekly-analysis-2022-05-24/

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