# WTO to examine U.S.-China dispute on grain import quotas

> The WTO will examine a US-China dispute over China's tariff-rate quotas on agricultural imports. The WTO previously ruled in 2019 against China's quota system, which limited US grain export access.

- Date: 2021-08-30 · published 2021-08-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45413-wto-to-examine-u-s-china-dispute-on-grain-import-quotas
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Resolution of quota access for US grain could shift China's purchasing pattern and affect corn, wheat and sorghum export demand and prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-09-22 | [WTO panel set up on China-USA row on grain import quotas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68854-wto-panel-set-up-on-china-usa-row-on-grain-import-quotas.md) | +0.2% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2018-08-10 | [China expects its U.S. agricultural imports to fall sharply - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63520-china-expects-its-u-s-agricultural-imports-to-fall-sharply-grainews.md) | -7.5% | -9.1% |
| CORN | 2022-04-06 | [China Diversifies Ag Imports, U.S. Gets Smaller Piece \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14945-china-diversifies-ag-imports-u-s-gets-smaller-piece-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.9% | -6.1% |
| CORN | 2021-08-19 | [China slow to comply in WTO tariff dispute \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45543-china-slow-to-comply-in-wto-tariff-dispute-the-western-producer.md) | -1.0% | -7.2% |
| CORN | 2018-11-14 | [Amid Trade Spat With US, China To Boost Grain Import From Belt And Road Nations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61934-amid-trade-spat-with-us-china-to-boost-grain-import-from-belt-and-road-nations.md) | -0.7% | +7.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-22 | [WTO panel set up on China-USA row on grain import quotas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68854-wto-panel-set-up-on-china-usa-row-on-grain-import-quotas.md) | -6.9% | +3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-24 | [China’s grain import volume declines in 2022 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14873-china-s-grain-import-volume-declines-in-2022-grain-central.md) | +4.1% | +3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-19 | [China slow to comply in WTO tariff dispute \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45543-china-slow-to-comply-in-wto-tariff-dispute-the-western-producer.md) | +0.4% | +4.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/wto-examine-us-china-dispute-grain-import-quotas-2021-08-30/

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