# China Brief 081 | China’s new food security law, Canada’s role in China amid food security concerns, Belt and Road and Five-Year Plan Monitor Canada West FoundationCanada West Foundation

> China's National People's Congress says a food security law will be developed in 2022 to address delayed planting and extreme weather risks. An allocation of 1.6 billion yuan has been made to stabilize wheat production, and reports say China's wheat crop conditions are poor after heavy rain.

- Date: 2022-03-16 · published 2022-03-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42233-china-brief-081-china-s-new-food-security-law-canada-s-role-in-china-amid-food
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Weak Chinese wheat conditions and a push for self-sufficiency could keep China importing wheat for longer, supporting demand from Canada, which supplied 26 percent of China's wheat imports in 2021.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-27 | [Centre is monitoring India's rice stock: Concerns rise over an export ban \| Times Now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41361-centre-is-monitoring-india-s-rice-stock-concerns-rise-over-an-export-ban-times.md) | -1.6% | -3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-21 | [Food inflation in mind, Centre holds off wheat export ban rollbac k ahead of polls, festivals \| Today News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24618-food-inflation-in-mind-centre-holds-off-wheat-export-ban-rollbac-k-ahead-of.md) | -0.4% | +1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-16 | [Romania's wheat export ban triggers supply chain concerns in Asia/Middle East, boosts prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53537-romania-s-wheat-export-ban-triggers-supply-chain-concerns-in-asia-middle-east.md) | -1.8% | -2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-14 | [India will not lift export ban on foodgrains anytime soon to ensure food security at home - Daijiworld.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39081-india-will-not-lift-export-ban-on-foodgrains-anytime-soon-to-ensure-food.md) | +3.7% | +4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-28 | [Finally, food security is heating up agendas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7942-finally-food-security-is-heating-up-agendas.md) | -6.5% | -4.5% |

## Sources

- cwf.ca: https://cwf.ca/research/publications/china-brief-081/

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