# WASDE Reveals Record Wheat Trade, as China Wheat Imports Soared Over the Past Year - Farm Policy News

> Farm Policy News summarizes USDA's November WASDE projecting record global wheat exports of 203.2 million tonnes, led by Russia, the EU, India and Ukraine. Global wheat production is flat while demand is strong, and Middle East dry weather is boosting import demand, including from China.

- Date: 2021-11-10 · published 2021-11-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44095-wasde-reveals-record-wheat-trade-as-china-wheat-imports-soared-over-the-past
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Record trade and tightening global stocks support wheat prices, while strong import demand favors exporters with available supplies and lifts feed-grade wheat competition.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-18 | [An Increase in Wheat Feeding to Hogs in China, as China’s First-Quarter Pork Production Rose \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47648-an-increase-in-wheat-feeding-to-hogs-in-china-as-china-s-first-quarter-pork.md) | +4.9% | +6.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-12 | [Grain Stocks Surprise Traders in the July WASDE Report \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46000-grain-stocks-surprise-traders-in-the-july-wasde-report-red-river-farm-network.md) | -0.8% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-11 | [Australian wheat export forecast cut, imports tripled: WASDE - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55534-australian-wheat-export-forecast-cut-imports-tripled-wasde-grain-central.md) | +2.6% | +4.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-15 | [Corn, wheat export inspections maintain faster than last year paces - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21543-corn-wheat-export-inspections-maintain-faster-than-last-year-paces-brownfield.md) | -0.3% | +0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2022-11-21 | [China’s October corn imports fall by 57.9% year-on-year - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14887-china-s-october-corn-imports-fall-by-57-9-year-on-year-fastmarkets.md) | +0.2% | -2.4% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-07-12 | [Grain Stocks Surprise Traders in the July WASDE Report \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46000-grain-stocks-surprise-traders-in-the-july-wasde-report-red-river-farm-network.md) | +8.8% | +17.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2019-12-11 | [Australian wheat export forecast cut, imports tripled: WASDE - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55534-australian-wheat-export-forecast-cut-imports-tripled-wasde-grain-central.md) | +12.3% | +17.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-05-11 | [Rural News Crop report pegs cut in global wheat production next year, but record stocks set to remain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70950-rural-news-crop-report-pegs-cut-in-global-wheat-production-next-year-but-record.md) | -0.3% | +6.1% |

## Sources

- farmpolicynews.illinois.edu: https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2021/11/wasde-reveals-record-wheat-trade-as-china-wheat-imports-soared-over-the-past-year/

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