# China's feed lots set to snap up wheat harvest for pigs, poultry

> Chinese feed mills are expected to buy large volumes of the new-crop wheat harvest for pig and poultry rations. Analysts say wheat remains attractive against old-crop corn at current prices.

- Date: 2021-05-28 · published 2021-05-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47092-china-s-feed-lots-set-to-snap-up-wheat-harvest-for-pigs-poultry
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Substitution of wheat for corn in Chinese feed supports wheat demand while reducing corn import needs.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-12-18 | [US SRW wheat exports set to top HRW for first time after China haul](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32742-us-srw-wheat-exports-set-to-top-hrw-for-first-time-after-china-haul.md) | +1.1% | +1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-23 | [China may buy up to 7 million tons of U.S. wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60962-china-may-buy-up-to-7-million-tons-of-u-s-wheat.md) | -0.3% | -2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-24 | [EU Wheat ticks up as China is in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5435-eu-wheat-ticks-up-as-china-is-in-focus.md) | +3.4% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-22 | [India may be forced to reinstate exports ban as wheat harvest ...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35456-india-may-be-forced-to-reinstate-exports-ban-as-wheat-harvest.md) | +7.6% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-11 | [Feedgrain Focus: China lifts barley, dry lifts wheat - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34658-feedgrain-focus-china-lifts-barley-dry-lifts-wheat-beef-central.md) | -1.5% | -7.4% |
| CORN | 2019-08-22 | [What's coming for the $45bn Chinese animal feed market?
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57567-what-s-coming-for-the-45bn-chinese-animal-feed-market-the-pig-site.md) | +2.4% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2026-10-29 | [China On Track For Another Bumper Harvest… \| Grain Brokers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/114-china-on-track-for-another-bumper-harvest-grain-brokers.md) | -1.5% | — |
| CORN | 2020-04-07 | [Sea port wheat exports halved wk/wk — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53499-sea-port-wheat-exports-halved-wk-wk-latifundist-com.md) | -4.0% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/china-grains-wheat-feed-idUSL3N2NB2LO/

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