# US revives WTO grain import quota case as China lags behind in commitments to buy American farm goods | South China Morning Post

> The US has revived a WTO dispute over China's tariff-rate quota system for rice, wheat and corn, saying China failed to comply with a ruling in its favour. Washington has threatened countermeasures, including suspending most-favoured-nation status on some Chinese products. China says it has taken steps to comply and asked for a compliance panel.

- Date: 2021-07-19 · published 2021-07-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45922-us-revives-wto-grain-import-quota-case-as-china-lags-behind-in-commitments-to
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Threatened countermeasures and the reported shortfall of over 30% in Chinese purchases raise trade-tension risk for US grain exports, adding downside pressure on US feed grain demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- RICE: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-06-23 | [US farmers face tough outlook as China switches suppliers amid trade war \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14655-us-farmers-face-tough-outlook-as-china-switches-suppliers-amid-trade-war-south.md) | -1.5% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2020-11-17 | [Mexican Grain Buyers Importing From South America - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50127-mexican-grain-buyers-importing-from-south-america-agweb.md) | +1.1% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2020-05-29 | [China may buy less American farm products if U.S. issues severe HK response: sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52982-china-may-buy-less-american-farm-products-if-u-s-issues-severe-hk-response.md) | +1.0% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2017-01-26 | [America's farmers stand to lose the most in a China trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72863-america-s-farmers-stand-to-lose-the-most-in-a-china-trade-war.md) | +1.9% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2017-08-21 | [US seeks WTO scrutiny of China's grain import quotas \| MLex \| Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69321-us-seeks-wto-scrutiny-of-china-s-grain-import-quotas-mlex-specialist-news-and.md) | -3.4% | -1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-21 | [US seeks WTO scrutiny of China's grain import quotas \| MLex \| Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69321-us-seeks-wto-scrutiny-of-china-s-grain-import-quotas-mlex-specialist-news-and.md) | -3.4% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-04 | [Angst in farm belt after reports that China halted buying US soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65058-angst-in-farm-belt-after-reports-that-china-halted-buying-us-soybeans.md) | -4.0% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-01 | [China Targets U.S. Farm Imports With Tariffs \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49501-china-targets-u-s-farm-imports-with-tariffs-feed-and-grain.md) | +9.5% | +8.9% |

## Sources

- scmp.com: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3141705/us-revives-wto-grain-import-quota-case-china-lags-behind

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