# South Korea's Nofi tenders to buy up to 138,000 metric tons corn | MarketScreener Australia

> South Korea's Nofi tendered to buy up to 138,000 metric tons of corn, according to Reuters.

- Date: 2026-10-29 · published 2026-10-29T18:05:30.735Z
- Category: trade · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/1254-south-korea-s-nofi-tenders-to-buy-up-to-138-000-metric-tons-corn-marketscreener
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A sizable import tender from South Korea adds near-term demand for corn export supplies, supporting US and Black Sea corn prices modestly.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-08-07 | [Exporters sell US corn to Mexico- USDA \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23298-exporters-sell-us-corn-to-mexico-usda-marketscreener.md) | -1.1% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2025-05-14 | [South Korea's NOFI purchases about 60,000 T of soymeal from traders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24795-south-korea-s-nofi-purchases-about-60-000-t-of-soymeal-from-traders.md) | +3.8% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2026-02-12 | [EXCLUSIVE: China buyers snap up U.S. sorghum, Australian barley as domestic corn supply tightens \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20650-exclusive-china-buyers-snap-up-u-s-sorghum-australian-barley-as-domestic-corn.md) | -0.0% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2021-09-17 | [Black Sea corn reaps the rewards of US, South America export woes - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44921-black-sea-corn-reaps-the-rewards-of-us-south-america-export-woes-fastmarkets.md) | -4.3% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2024-02-27 | [Chinese corn and barley buyers have returned to the market - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14772-chinese-corn-and-barley-buyers-have-returned-to-the-market-fastmarkets.md) | +4.6% | +6.4% |

## Sources

- au.marketscreener.com: https://au.marketscreener.com/news/south-korea-s-nofi-tenders-to-buy-up-to-138-000-metric-tons-corn-ce785cd3dc8ff325

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