# China: Focus on Domestic Production, as Soy, Pork Imports Fell in 2021; Corn Imports Hit Record- Meat Production Surges | Farm Policy News | Illinois

> China is prioritizing domestic food security, with plans to set aside arable land for soybeans and to ramp up grain stockpiling. Corn imports reached a record while soybean and pork imports fell in 2021, and meat production surged.

- Date: 2022-01-18 · published 2022-01-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14964-china-focus-on-domestic-production-as-soy-pork-imports-fell-in-2021-corn
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Chinese soybean imports and record corn imports shape global feed grain flows, while expanded domestic soy planting could reduce future import demand and weigh on soybean meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bullish ▲
- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-11-23 | [China Focus: Pig farmers keen on expanding stock as China drums up pork production - Xinhua \| English.news.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56061-china-focus-pig-farmers-keen-on-expanding-stock-as-china-drums-up-pork.md) | +1.6% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2019-03-28 | [New record for U.S. ethanol production and exports in 2018 and an update on Iowa’s ethanol industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60116-new-record-for-u-s-ethanol-production-and-exports-in-2018-and-an-update-on-iowa.md) | -2.6% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2022-09-06 | [As summer ends, corn growers focus on fall policy priorities \| In the News \| Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39587-as-summer-ends-corn-growers-focus-on-fall-policy-priorities-in-the-news.md) | +4.7% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2022-11-02 | [Corn growers focus on policy priorities this fall and beyond - Indiana Corn and Soy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38664-corn-growers-focus-on-policy-priorities-this-fall-and-beyond-indiana-corn-and.md) | -1.3% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2025-12-17 | [Reflecting on 2025 policy wins as we prepare for 2026 - Texas Corn Producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21475-reflecting-on-2025-policy-wins-as-we-prepare-for-2026-texas-corn-producers.md) | +1.1% | -3.0% |
| SOY | 2018-09-03 | [FSA Administrator Highlights Market Facilitation Program; Chinese Ag Imports Projected to Decrease - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62895-fsa-administrator-highlights-market-facilitation-program-chinese-ag-imports.md) | +0.1% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2023-12-29 | [China reports progress on policy to increase soy self-sufficiency \| Feed Strategy \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32690-china-reports-progress-on-policy-to-increase-soy-self-sufficiency-feed-strategy.md) | -4.3% | -8.5% |
| SOY | 2018-07-25 | [USDA Assists Farmers Harmed by Tariffs \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64019-usda-assists-farmers-harmed-by-tariffs-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | +5.3% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- farmpolicynews.illinois.edu: https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2022/01/china-focus-on-domestic-production-as-soy-pork-imports-fell-in-2021-corn-imports-hit-record-meat-production-surges/

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