# WTO panel set up on China-USA row on grain import quotas

> A World Trade Organization dispute panel was set up on Friday, September 22, to rule on a U.S. complaint about Chinese tariff-rate import quotas on farm goods including wheat, rice and corn. The panel will examine whether China administers these quotas consistently with its WTO commitments.

- Date: 2017-09-22 · published 2017-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68854-wto-panel-set-up-on-china-usa-row-on-grain-import-quotas
- 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

A ruling could eventually open or restrict China's grain import access, affecting U.S. export demand for wheat, rice and corn. The panel itself is a procedural step, so near-term price impact should be small.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-30 | [WTO to examine U.S.-China dispute on grain import quotas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45413-wto-to-examine-u-s-china-dispute-on-grain-import-quotas.md) | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-26 | [China 2024 grain imports seen near record high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14766-china-2024-grain-imports-seen-near-record-high.md) | -1.8% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-24 | [China’s grain import volume declines in 2022 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14873-china-s-grain-import-volume-declines-in-2022-grain-central.md) | +4.1% | +3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-21 | [East coast grain imports set to continue into 2020 \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57537-east-coast-grain-imports-set-to-continue-into-2020-farm-online-act.md) | +2.3% | +0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-11-13 | [Corn pushed Ukrainian grain export up in October](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50009-corn-pushed-ukrainian-grain-export-up-in-october.md) | -2.7% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2021-08-30 | [WTO to examine U.S.-China dispute on grain import quotas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45413-wto-to-examine-u-s-china-dispute-on-grain-import-quotas.md) | -6.1% | -11.6% |
| CORN | 2024-03-26 | [China 2024 grain imports seen near record high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14766-china-2024-grain-imports-seen-near-record-high.md) | -4.6% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2018-11-14 | [Amid Trade Spat With US, China To Boost Grain Import From Belt And Road Nations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61934-amid-trade-spat-with-us-china-to-boost-grain-import-from-belt-and-road-nations.md) | -0.7% | +7.1% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/wto-panel-set-up-on-china-u-s-row-on-grain-import-quotas/
- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-wto/wto-panel-set-up-on-china-u-s-fight-on-grain-import-quotas-idUSKCN1BX27B/

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