# United States Challenges Chinese Grain Tariff Rate Quotas for Rice, Wheat, and Corn | United States Trade Representative

> The US launched a new WTO trade enforcement challenge against China's administration of tariff-rate quotas for rice, wheat and corn. USTR also advanced a dispute over China's excessive domestic support for these grains.

- Date: 2016-12-15 · published 2016-12-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73335-united-states-challenges-chinese-grain-tariff-rate-quotas-for-rice-wheat-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), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Successful enforcement could open Chinese TRQ access for US rice, wheat and corn, supporting US export demand and prices, though outcomes take years and the effect is mainly on sentiment now.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- RICE: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-04-18 | [United States Wins Dispute Finding China’s Administration of Grain Tariff-Rate Quotas Breaches WTO Commitments \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59449-united-states-wins-dispute-finding-china-s-administration-of-grain-tariff-rate.md) | -1.1% | -10.6% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-15 | [U.S. Challenges China Anew Over Rice, Wheat, Corn Barriers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73336-u-s-challenges-china-anew-over-rice-wheat-corn-barriers.md) | -1.0% | +1.6% |
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| WHEAT | 2019-08-26 | [Daily US grain report: grain futures lifted by apparent US-China moves to restart trade talks
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5699-daily-us-grain-report-grain-futures-lifted-by-apparent-us-china-moves-to.md) | +0.9% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2020-10-23 | [USTR and USDA Release Report on Agricultural Trade between the United States and China \| United States Trade Representative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50499-ustr-and-usda-release-report-on-agricultural-trade-between-the-united-states.md) | +0.8% | +10.6% |
| CORN | 2019-04-18 | [United States Wins Dispute Finding China’s Administration of Grain Tariff-Rate Quotas Breaches WTO Commitments \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59449-united-states-wins-dispute-finding-china-s-administration-of-grain-tariff-rate.md) | -1.7% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2025-02-06 | [United States Welcomes Mexico’s Actions Towards Resolving USMCA Biotech Corn Dispute \| United States Trade Representative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26002-united-states-welcomes-mexico-s-actions-towards-resolving-usmca-biotech-corn.md) | +1.4% | -7.2% |

## Sources

- adriansmith.house.gov: http://adriansmith.house.gov/media/press-releases/icymi-ustr-news-united-states-challenges-chinese-grain-tariff-rate-quotas-rice
- ustr.gov: https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2016/december/united-states-challenges-chinese

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