# US seeks WTO scrutiny of China's grain import quotas | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

> The US will ask the WTO next week to investigate Chinese agricultural trade policies that Washington says unfairly restrict American rice, wheat and corn exports. The request follows WTO judges beginning to examine a separate US complaint about Chinese support for its grain farmers two months earlier.

- Date: 2017-08-21 · published 2017-08-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69321-us-seeks-wto-scrutiny-of-china-s-grain-import-quotas-mlex-specialist-news-and
- 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

If the complaint succeeds, US grain exports to China could gain access, but the case is slow and uncertain. Until then, restricted import quotas keep US grain demand from China limited, a mild negative for US grain prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-19 | [US revives WTO grain import quota case as China lags behind in commitments to buy American farm goods \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45922-us-revives-wto-grain-import-quota-case-as-china-lags-behind-in-commitments-to.md) | -0.6% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-24 | [East coast wheat harvest signals an end to Western Australian grain imports - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50603-east-coast-wheat-harvest-signals-an-end-to-western-australian-grain-imports-abc.md) | -0.9% | -5.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-09 | [China’s Grain Imports Fall Nearly 12% in First 11 Months Amid Global Turmoil, Softer Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14883-china-s-grain-imports-fall-nearly-12-in-first-11-months-amid-global-turmoil.md) | +10.3% | +8.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-02 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on renewed trade tensions with China - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53163-u-s-grains-soybeans-slide-on-renewed-trade-tensions-with-china-grainews.md) | +3.0% | +3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-12 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans hit three-month high on US-China trade deal, USDA report - Canadian Cattlemen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9508-u-s-grains-soybeans-hit-three-month-high-on-us-china-trade-deal-usda-report.md) | -0.1% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2021-05-27 | [China’s Scrutiny of Corn Imports Spurs U.S. Cargo Cancellations - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46957-china-s-scrutiny-of-corn-imports-spurs-u-s-cargo-cancellations-caixin-global.md) | +6.1% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2021-07-19 | [US revives WTO grain import quota case as China lags behind in commitments to buy American farm goods \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45922-us-revives-wto-grain-import-quota-case-as-china-lags-behind-in-commitments-to.md) | -1.1% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2025-09-03 | [New figures shine a light on changing grain flows to China — and how the US is losing out](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16917-new-figures-shine-a-light-on-changing-grain-flows-to-china-and-how-the-us-is.md) | -0.5% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- agcanada.com: https://www.agcanada.com/daily/u-s-seeks-wto-dispute-panel-on-chinas-grain-import-quotas
- mlex.com: https://www.mlex.com/mlex/articles/2114330/us-seeks-wto-scrutiny-of-china-s-grain-import-quotas

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