# China eyes U.S. corn deal ahead of Trump-Xi summit Thursday

> Chinese officials were in talks with U.S. counterparts to buy American corn, sorghum, distillers dried grains and soybeans during Trump's China visit. Volumes and timing were still being discussed, and the deal depended on a broader agreement.

- Date: 2026-05-12 · published 2026-05-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14578-china-eyes-u-s-corn-deal-ahead-of-trump-xi-summit-thursday
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Prospective Chinese purchases of corn, sorghum and DDGS would add export demand and support U.S. feed grain prices if finalized.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-05-17 | 1 | +2.8% | 3.2 | Reports of Chinese talks to buy US corn, sorghum and DDGS raised prospects of export demand ahead of the announcement. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-07-24 | [Ahead of the Open \| China buys U.S. corn - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14646-ahead-of-the-open-china-buys-u-s-corn-pro-farmer.md) | +1.0% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2018-12-02 | [U.S., China agree on trade war ceasefire after Trump, Xi summit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61446-u-s-china-agree-on-trade-war-ceasefire-after-trump-xi-summit.md) | +6.8% | +8.4% |
| CORN | 2018-07-02 | [China shuns U.S. crops ahead of deadline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63901-china-shuns-u-s-crops-ahead-of-deadline.md) | -0.1% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2026-05-12 | [Xi-Trump Summit May Yield Farm Deal, But China Has Limited Soybean Appetite - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19300-xi-trump-summit-may-yield-farm-deal-but-china-has-limited-soybean-appetite-agweb.md) | +1.3% | -8.1% |
| CORN | 2026-03-16 | [Soybeans End Limit Down on Fear of China Summit Delay: Will China Buy Corn Instead? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5793-soybeans-end-limit-down-on-fear-of-china-summit-delay-will-china-buy-corn.md) | +2.4% | -1.7% |
| SOY | 2018-12-02 | [U.S., China agree on trade war ceasefire after Trump, Xi summit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61446-u-s-china-agree-on-trade-war-ceasefire-after-trump-xi-summit.md) | +1.7% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2026-10-20 | [U.S. soybean sales to China jump after late-September Trump-Xi summit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14542-u-s-soybean-sales-to-china-jump-after-late-september-trump-xi-summit.md) | -0.6% | — |
| SOY | 2025-10-29 | [EXCLUSIVE: China buys US soybean cargoes ahead of Trump-Xi meet, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14625-exclusive-china-buys-us-soybean-cargoes-ahead-of-trump-xi-meet-sources-say.md) | +2.8% | +4.3% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/china-eyes-u-s-corn-deal-ahead-of-trump-xi-summit-thursday

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