# China Diversifies Ag Imports, U.S. Gets Smaller Piece | Feed & Grain

> An analysis from Virginia Tech notes that China has become the largest importer of food and agricultural products, driven by food security goals, urbanization and rising incomes. The article also cites African swine fever, which cut China's hog herd by an estimated 40 to 50 percent, as a source of import demand.

- Date: 2022-04-06 · published 2022-04-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14945-china-diversifies-ag-imports-u-s-gets-smaller-piece-feed-and-grain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

China's structural import growth and diversification away from the U.S. shape long-run demand for feed grains and proteins, with the share of U.S. supply shrinking.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-08-10 | [China expects its U.S. agricultural imports to fall sharply - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63520-china-expects-its-u-s-agricultural-imports-to-fall-sharply-grainews.md) | -7.5% | -9.1% |
| CORN | 2021-08-30 | [WTO to examine U.S.-China dispute on grain import quotas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45413-wto-to-examine-u-s-china-dispute-on-grain-import-quotas.md) | -6.1% | -11.6% |
| CORN | 2024-03-26 | [China 2024 grain imports seen near record high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14766-china-2024-grain-imports-seen-near-record-high.md) | -4.6% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2023-09-08 | [Ag groups want to decrease reliance on China \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34092-ag-groups-want-to-decrease-reliance-on-china-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.3% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2021-06-30 | [Report: China Changes Buying Tactics \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46561-report-china-changes-buying-tactics-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.4% | -10.6% |
| SOY | 2023-07-18 | [China diversifies imports from Brazil, but soybeans remain top priority - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14829-china-diversifies-imports-from-brazil-but-soybeans-remain-top-priority.md) | +2.6% | -6.3% |
| SOY | 2020-01-14 | [China's pork imports climb 75%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55067-china-s-pork-imports-climb-75.md) | -1.4% | -4.8% |
| SOY | 2023-09-08 | [Ag groups want to decrease reliance on China \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34092-ag-groups-want-to-decrease-reliance-on-china-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.1% | -4.8% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/grain-supply-chain/article/15385428/china-diversifies-ag-imports-us-gets-smaller-piece

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