# Top U.S. Ags Trade Negotiator Says China `Bristles' in Talks - Bloomberg

> Gregg Doud, the chief agriculture negotiator for the US Trade Representative, said China is unwilling to open its corn, rice and wheat markets to freer imports. He said Chinese subsidies to domestic corn and rice growers unfairly limit imports.

- Date: 2019-04-12 · published 2019-04-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59452-top-u-s-ags-trade-negotiator-says-china-bristles-in-talks-bloomberg
- 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

Continued Chinese resistance to opening grain markets limits prospects for expanded US grain exports, keeping demand expectations subdued.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- RICE: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-06-19 | [Commodities Slide as U.S.-China Spat Hits Soy to Steelmakers - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10576-commodities-slide-as-u-s-china-spat-hits-soy-to-steelmakers-bloomberg.md) | -0.9% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2022-10-12 | [China Set to Import Brazilian Corn in Challenge to US Supply - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14894-china-set-to-import-brazilian-corn-in-challenge-to-us-supply-bloomberg.md) | +1.9% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2019-05-08 | [Trade war: US-China trade battle in charts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10431-trade-war-us-china-trade-battle-in-charts.md) | +0.3% | +10.5% |
| CORN | 2026-03-16 | [Soybeans Slumps More Than 3% on Possible US-China Talks Delay - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5792-soybeans-slumps-more-than-3-on-possible-us-china-talks-delay-bloomberg.md) | +2.4% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2025-09-27 | [US soybean farmers caught in Trump's trade battle with China \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14637-us-soybean-farmers-caught-in-trump-s-trade-battle-with-china-ap-news.md) | -1.8% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-09 | [China Needs $1.2B/Week in U.S. Ag Buys to Hit Trade Deal — Agribusiness Wire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14540-china-needs-1-2b-week-in-u-s-ag-buys-to-hit-trade-deal-agribusiness-wire.md) | +4.0% | +4.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-04 | [Australian Agriculture Sector Likely To Get Impacted From The U.S-China Trade Truce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58043-australian-agriculture-sector-likely-to-get-impacted-from-the-u-s-china-trade.md) | -1.2% | -4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-22 | [U.S. wheat sales to China cancelled - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31246-u-s-wheat-sales-to-china-cancelled-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +1.2% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-12/top-u-s-ags-trade-negotiator-says-china-bristles-in-talks

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.