# U.S. Challenges to China’s Farm Policies - EveryCRSReport.com

> A Congressional Research Service insight summarizes the WTO cases the U.S. brought against China's farm support policies for wheat, rice and corn. China notified the WTO on June 18, 2020 that it had changed its rice and wheat policies, and the cases have been sent to arbitration.

- Date: 2020-07-27 · published 2020-07-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US-China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51983-u-s-challenges-to-china-s-farm-policies-everycrsreport-com
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Subsidy changes that reduce Chinese support for domestic wheat, rice and corn could shift import needs over time. The dispute mainly matters as background for trade-policy risk.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- RICE: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-05 | [U.S. Farm Policy: Revenue Support Program Outlays, 2014-2020 - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50628-u-s-farm-policy-revenue-support-program-outlays-2014-2020-everycrsreport-com.md) | +1.8% | +3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-15 | [Previewing a 2018 Farm Bill - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71989-previewing-a-2018-farm-bill-everycrsreport-com.md) | -1.7% | +1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-22 | [Farm Bill Primer: Farm Safety Net Programs - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39577-farm-bill-primer-farm-safety-net-programs-everycrsreport-com.md) | -0.2% | -10.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-29 | [China’s Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Products - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60961-china-s-retaliatory-tariffs-on-u-s-agricultural-products-everycrsreport-com.md) | -0.9% | -5.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-25 | [Farm Bill Primer: Trade and Export Promotion Programs - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71479-farm-bill-primer-trade-and-export-promotion-programs-everycrsreport-com.md) | +3.6% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2019-08-12 | [Farm Policy: USDA’s 2019 Trade Aid Package - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57590-farm-policy-usda-s-2019-trade-aid-package-everycrsreport-com.md) | -6.0% | -8.6% |
| CORN | 2018-09-12 | [Farm Policy: USDA’s 2018 Trade Aid Package - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62893-farm-policy-usda-s-2018-trade-aid-package-everycrsreport-com.md) | -2.5% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2020-10-05 | [U.S. Farm Policy: Revenue Support Program Outlays, 2014-2020 - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50628-u-s-farm-policy-revenue-support-program-outlays-2014-2020-everycrsreport-com.md) | +0.6% | +5.8% |

## Sources

- everycrsreport.com: https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/IN11469.html

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