# How the World's Farmers Went to Work for China

> China's share of globally traded farm commodities rose from 5.4 percent in 2000 to 21 percent in 2015. In 2015 China imported $48.3 billion of bulk agricultural commodities, more than the next four largest buyers combined.

- Date: 2017-06-12 · published 2017-06-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70350-how-the-world-s-farmers-went-to-work-for-china
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

China's dominance as a bulk farm importer makes its purchasing decisions a major driver of global grain and oilseed demand and price direction.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-11-23 | [China's pig farmers go north, upending world's top meat, grain market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67972-china-s-pig-farmers-go-north-upending-world-s-top-meat-grain-market.md) | -0.4% | +5.6% |
| CORN | 2023-03-17 | [Wheat Ukraine: China at the forefront](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14412-wheat-ukraine-china-at-the-forefront.md) | -1.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2025-04-15 | [Trump trade war dries up sorghum sales to China but US farmers plan to plant more](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25177-trump-trade-war-dries-up-sorghum-sales-to-china-but-us-farmers-plan-to-plant.md) | -0.8% | -6.8% |
| CORN | 2025-04-07 | [The big chill: How canola farmers are adapting to trade blows - RBC Thought Leadership](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25072-the-big-chill-how-canola-farmers-are-adapting-to-trade-blows-rbc-thought.md) | +4.0% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2022-09-22 | [U.S. Weekly Export Sales to China Notable in Wheat, Meats - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14904-u-s-weekly-export-sales-to-china-notable-in-wheat-meats-pro-farmer.md) | -2.8% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2025-11-08 | [Here’s what the U.S.-China trade truce really means for the U.S. soybean market — and for farmers - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12248-here-s-what-the-u-s-china-trade-truce-really-means-for-the-u-s-soybean-market.md) | +1.0% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2019-06-12 | [With China Absent, U.S. Farmers Pitch Soy to Other Asian Buyers - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58624-with-china-absent-u-s-farmers-pitch-soy-to-other-asian-buyers-caixin-global.md) | +6.3% | +3.9% |
| SOY | 2020-02-20 | [China Back in the Market for U.S. Farm Goods After Waivers \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54480-china-back-in-the-market-for-u-s-farm-goods-after-waivers-financial-post.md) | -1.8% | -8.0% |

## Sources

- envoy.east-us.cumulus.bloomberg.com: https://envoy.east-us.cumulus.bloomberg.com/graphics/2017-commodity-imports/?srnd=undefined

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