# To Feed Burgeoning Hog Herd, China Uses Wheat, Rice and Corn

> USDA economists said China will import a record 24 million tonnes of corn in the current marketing year, triple last year's level. They also project record wheat imports of 10 million tonnes and substantial wheat and rice use in feed as domestic corn prices stay at a premium.

- Date: 2021-02-10 · published 2021-02-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48624-to-feed-burgeoning-hog-herd-china-uses-wheat-rice-and-corn
- 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

Record Chinese feed-grain imports support global corn and wheat export demand and underpin prices, while wheat feed substitution shows the corn premium is shaping trade flows.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- RICE: neutral
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-04-10 | [USDA Raises Wheat, Corn and Soy Price Estimates - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19746-usda-raises-wheat-corn-and-soy-price-estimates-farm-policy-news.md) | +1.0% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2022-02-24 | [USDA cuts corn, raises soy and wheat acreage for 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13389-usda-cuts-corn-raises-soy-and-wheat-acreage-for-2022.md) | +6.5% | +12.3% |
| CORN | 2017-07-20 | [USDA exports – Sales surge for corn, soybeans and wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69823-usda-exports-sales-surge-for-corn-soybeans-and-wheat.md) | -1.5% | -5.9% |
| CORN | 2021-01-28 | [China’s feed demand buoyed by recovering swine herd \| 2021-01-28  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49138-china-s-feed-demand-buoyed-by-recovering-swine-herd-2021-01-28-world-grain.md) | +2.7% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2025-09-12 | [Corn and Soybeans Rally on USDA Yield Cuts, China Hopes: Are Further Cuts Coming? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6854-corn-and-soybeans-rally-on-usda-yield-cuts-china-hopes-are-further-cuts-coming.md) | +5.1% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2017-07-20 | [USDA exports – Sales surge for corn, soybeans and wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69823-usda-exports-sales-surge-for-corn-soybeans-and-wheat.md) | -2.7% | +0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2021-01-28 | [China’s feed demand buoyed by recovering swine herd \| 2021-01-28  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49138-china-s-feed-demand-buoyed-by-recovering-swine-herd-2021-01-28-world-grain.md) | -9.7% | +0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-09 | [USDA: Corn, soy hold steady as eyes turn to wheat quality](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70555-usda-corn-soy-hold-steady-as-eyes-turn-to-wheat-quality.md) | -1.0% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/news/business/to-feed-burgeoning-hog-herd-china-uses-wheat-rice-and-corn

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