# China Brief 101 | Food security takes centre stage in China Canada West FoundationCanada West Foundation

> China published its National Food Security Law in December, placing food security as a national priority and covering land use, grain reserves and circulation. The article notes China is still reliant on imports, and that Canadian exports have lost share as China increased purchases of Russian peas.

- Date: 2024-02-29 · published 2024-02-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31640-china-brief-101-food-security-takes-centre-stage-in-china-canada-west
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Chinese policy favoring food self-sufficiency and reserves may limit long-term import growth, although import reliance remains, which keeps demand for grains and oilseeds supported.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- CANMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-03-06 | [Analyzing the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 \| Farm Focus \| Illinois Extension \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20151-analyzing-the-farm-food-and-national-security-act-of-2026-farm-focus-illinois.md) | +1.2% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2023-04-14 | [WTO Members Should Avoid Export Restrictions on Fertilizers to Deliver on Food Security \| International Institute for Sustainable Development](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36328-wto-members-should-avoid-export-restrictions-on-fertilizers-to-deliver-on-food.md) | -0.6% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2022-02-21 | [EU: Member states call for delay of EU anti-deforestation law - Business and Human Rights Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42740-eu-member-states-call-for-delay-of-eu-anti-deforestation-law-business-and-human.md) | +2.1% | +15.0% |
| CORN | 2023-12-06 | [Policy briefs \| China Policy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14789-policy-briefs-china-policy.md) | -2.0% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2018-04-09 | [New laws are best way for EU to tackle deforestation \| ClientEarth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65522-new-laws-are-best-way-for-eu-to-tackle-deforestation-clientearth.md) | -0.2% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- cwf.ca: https://cwf.ca/research/publications/china-brief-101-food-security-takes-centre-stage-in-china/

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