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    China imports 21.4 million tons of corn from January to August, imports of wheat and rice increase year-on-year

    • Last Update: 2021-09-30
    • Source: Internet
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    In recent years, China’s annual imports of over 100 million tons have become the norm


    From the perspective of the grain import structure, the proportion of soybean imports has fallen, while the proportion of imports of corn, wheat and rice has risen


    2020 is destined to become a critical year for China's grain imports


    In order to avoid excessive imports of the three major staple foods from impacting domestic industrial security, China has implemented an import tariff quota management policy for corn, wheat and rice, with a 1% tariff on imports within the quota and a 65% tariff on additional imports


    With the global corn price rising this year, the tariff on imported corn is as high as 65%.


    Ensuring the security of the domestic food industry through high tariffs is a common practice in all countries in the world



    From the perspective of the grain import structure, the proportion of soybean imports has fallen, while the proportion of imports of corn, wheat and rice has risen


    2020 is destined to become a critical year for China's grain imports


      In order to avoid excessive imports of the three major staple foods from impacting domestic industrial security, China has implemented an import tariff quota management policy for corn, wheat and rice, with a 1% tariff on imports within the quota and a 65% tariff on additional imports


      With the global corn price rising this year, the tariff on imported corn is as high as 65%.


      Ensuring the security of the domestic food industry through high tariffs is a common practice in all countries in the world


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