# United States Wins Dispute Finding China’s Administration of Grain Tariff-Rate Quotas Breaches WTO Commitments | USDA

> A WTO dispute panel found China administers its tariff-rate quotas for wheat, corn and rice inconsistently with its commitments, inhibiting the quotas from filling. USDA estimates full use would have meant up to $3.5 billion in grain imports in 2015 alone.

- Date: 2019-04-18 · published 2019-04-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59449-united-states-wins-dispute-finding-china-s-administration-of-grain-tariff-rate
- 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

A ruling favoring the US could open Chinese grain import access over time, supporting US corn, wheat and rice export demand. The impact on near-term prices is limited while the trade dispute remains unresolved.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-02-28 | [United States Wins WTO Dispute Finding China Provides Excessive Government Support to its Grain Producers \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11846-united-states-wins-wto-dispute-finding-china-provides-excessive-government.md) | -0.8% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2016-12-15 | [United States Challenges Chinese Grain Tariff Rate Quotas for Rice, Wheat, and Corn \| United States Trade Representative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73335-united-states-challenges-chinese-grain-tariff-rate-quotas-for-rice-wheat-and.md) | -2.2% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2025-02-06 | [United States Welcomes Mexico’s Actions Towards Resolving USMCA Biotech Corn Dispute \| United States Trade Representative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26002-united-states-welcomes-mexico-s-actions-towards-resolving-usmca-biotech-corn.md) | +1.4% | -7.2% |
| CORN | 2024-12-20 | [United States Prevails in USMCA Dispute on Biotech Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26957-united-states-prevails-in-usmca-dispute-on-biotech-corn.md) | +1.5% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2025-01-23 | [United States Prevailed in USMCA Dispute Against Mexico on Genetically Modified Corn \| ArentFox Schiff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26473-united-states-prevailed-in-usmca-dispute-against-mexico-on-genetically-modified.md) | +1.4% | +4.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-28 | [United States Wins WTO Dispute Finding China Provides Excessive Government Support to its Grain Producers \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11846-united-states-wins-wto-dispute-finding-china-provides-excessive-government.md) | +0.8% | +5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-15 | [United States Challenges Chinese Grain Tariff Rate Quotas for Rice, Wheat, and Corn \| United States Trade Representative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73335-united-states-challenges-chinese-grain-tariff-rate-quotas-for-rice-wheat-and.md) | -1.0% | +1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-23 | [China's July grain imports plunge as tariffs on U.S. supplies bite \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63415-china-s-july-grain-imports-plunge-as-tariffs-on-u-s-supplies-bite-farmtario.md) | +1.6% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- usda.gov: https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2019/04/18/united-states-wins-dispute-finding-chinas-administration-grain-tariff-rate-quotas-breaches-wto

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