# U.S. requests WTO investigation of Chinese tariffs - Texas Farm Bureau

> On August 31, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer asked the WTO to set up a dispute panel on Chinese tariff-rate quota policies for wheat, corn and rice. China objected at that meeting, and the Dispute Settlement Body deferred the panel request. The U.S. can renew the request, and it can only be blocked if all members agree.

- Date: 2017-09-13 · published 2017-09-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68855-u-s-requests-wto-investigation-of-chinese-tariffs-texas-farm-bureau
- 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

The dispute targets China's import quota administration, which shapes how much U.S. grain can enter China. Renewed progress would keep a trade barrier in focus for U.S. grain exporters, though the immediate price effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-02-14 | [Hearing set for late June on U.S.-Mexico corn dispute - Texas Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31646-hearing-set-for-late-june-on-u-s-mexico-corn-dispute-texas-farm-bureau.md) | +0.5% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2020-08-21 | [Exports under China trade deal closely watched - Texas Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51482-exports-under-china-trade-deal-closely-watched-texas-farm-bureau.md) | +3.5% | +11.2% |
| CORN | 2019-08-23 | [China strikes back at U.S. with new tariffs on $75 billion in goods \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57443-china-strikes-back-at-u-s-with-new-tariffs-on-75-billion-in-goods-reuters.md) | +1.8% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2018-01-10 | [Farmers expected to plant more sorghum - Texas Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67059-farmers-expected-to-plant-more-sorghum-texas-farm-bureau.md) | +1.1% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2022-04-04 | [AFBF to Biden: Push Indo-Pacific trade to boost ag exports \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41828-afbf-to-biden-push-indo-pacific-trade-to-boost-ag-exports-an-official.md) | +5.4% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-07 | [Press Release:Press Information Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46028-press-release-press-information-bureau.md) | -2.7% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-22 | [Will China keep buying U.S. soybeans after tariff ruling? USTR brushes off worries. - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14601-will-china-keep-buying-u-s-soybeans-after-tariff-ruling-ustr-brushes-off.md) | +1.7% | +1.0% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- texasfarmbureau.org: https://texasfarmbureau.org/u-s-requests-wto-investigation-chinese-tariffs/

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