AreaChina (Mainland)

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityMaize and Wheat

Date17/09/2020

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport quota

DescriptionAnnounced the 2021 tariff rate quotas (TRQ) for wheat and maize, which are at the same level as last year. The TRQ was set at 9.6 million tonnes for wheat, of which 90 percent is allocated to state firms, and at 7.2 million tonnes for maize, of which 60 percent is allocated to state firms.