# China’s Grain Imports Surge 30% on Rising Livestock Demand - Caixin Global

> China imported 99.72 million tonnes of wheat, rice and corn from January to November 2020, up 29.6% year on year, as hog recovery drove feed demand and imported grain priced well below domestic costs. Officials are discussing extra corn import permits, and COFCO projects corn imports could more than double to 17 million tonnes in 2020-21.

- Date: 2020-12-09 · published 2020-12-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49503-china-s-grain-imports-surge-30-on-rising-livestock-demand-caixin-global
- 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

Rising Chinese grain import demand, especially for corn feed, supports global corn, wheat and rice prices and lifts export demand.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-04-13 | [China's Q1 soybean, grains imports surge on strong demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11178-china-s-q1-soybean-grains-imports-surge-on-strong-demand.md) | +1.5% | +23.9% |
| CORN | 2021-07-23 | [China’s grain auction and meat production patterns point to rising imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46074-china-s-grain-auction-and-meat-production-patterns-point-to-rising-imports.md) | -1.1% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2020-12-23 | [China’s Soy Imports to Top 100 Million Tons as U.S. Supply Jumps - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49645-china-s-soy-imports-to-top-100-million-tons-as-u-s-supply-jumps-caixin-global.md) | +4.2% | +18.2% |
| CORN | 2024-07-15 | [China sets record feed grain imports amid global market shifts \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14734-china-sets-record-feed-grain-imports-amid-global-market-shifts-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.5% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2020-08-26 | [China’s demand for feed grains on the rise \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51597-china-s-demand-for-feed-grains-on-the-rise-feed-strategy.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-13 | [China's Q1 soybean, grains imports surge on strong demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11178-china-s-q1-soybean-grains-imports-surge-on-strong-demand.md) | +4.1% | +7.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-23 | [China’s grain auction and meat production patterns point to rising imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46074-china-s-grain-auction-and-meat-production-patterns-point-to-rising-imports.md) | -0.4% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-16 | [Feedgrain Focus: Barley lifts on China demand - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12477-feedgrain-focus-barley-lifts-on-china-demand-grain-central.md) | +3.7% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- caixinglobal.com: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2020-12-09/chinas-grain-imports-surge-30-on-rising-livestock-demand-101637188.html

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