# China's 2022 economic growth one of the worst on record, post-pandemic policy faces test | Reuters

> China's economic growth in 2022 slowed to one of its weakest rates in decades, hit by strict COVID curbs and a property slump. The weak fourth quarter increased pressure on policymakers to introduce more support measures.

- Date: 2023-01-17 · published 2023-01-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37986-china-s-2022-economic-growth-one-of-the-worst-on-record-post-pandemic-policy
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker Chinese growth points to softer demand for feed grains and meal, especially if stimulus is slow. Expected stimulus could later lift hog and feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-08-15 | [Soy dives on China's economic uncertainty \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6526-soy-dives-on-china-s-economic-uncertainty-financial-post.md) | -10.8% | -7.2% |
| SOY | 2024-07-22 | [China cuts lending rates to boost economic growth following weaker Q2 GDP data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7518-china-cuts-lending-rates-to-boost-economic-growth-following-weaker-q2-gdp-data.md) | -1.8% | -14.4% |
| SOY | 2024-08-02 | [China's stuttering recovery darkens global corporate growth outlook \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4689-china-s-stuttering-recovery-darkens-global-corporate-growth-outlook-reuters.md) | -1.2% | -4.7% |
| SOY | 2022-12-15 | [U.S. soybean futures fall; corn, wheat firm with focus on economy \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5520-u-s-soybean-futures-fall-corn-wheat-firm-with-focus-on-economy-reuters.md) | -0.1% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2018-10-09 | [IMF cuts world economic growth forecasts on tariff war, emerging market strains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7668-imf-cuts-world-economic-growth-forecasts-on-tariff-war-emerging-market-strains.md) | +2.5% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2022-08-15 | [Soy dives on China's economic uncertainty \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6526-soy-dives-on-china-s-economic-uncertainty-financial-post.md) | -1.1% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2022-06-28 | [Argentina's economic crisis whack-a-mole goes into overdrive \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41227-argentina-s-economic-crisis-whack-a-mole-goes-into-overdrive-reuters.md) | +4.0% | -16.7% |
| CORN | 2018-10-09 | [IMF cuts world economic growth forecasts on tariff war, emerging market strains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7668-imf-cuts-world-economic-growth-forecasts-on-tariff-war-emerging-market-strains.md) | +4.1% | +3.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-economy-slows-sharply-q4-2022-growth-one-worst-record-2023-01-17/

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