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Mar 20, 2026REPORTChina

USDA attache sees China 2026/27 corn imports steady at 8 million T

USDA attaché projects China's 2026/27 corn imports steady at 8 million tonnes. The report was published by Reuters and carried by MarketScreener.

WHY IT MATTERS

Flat Chinese corn import expectations imply no major new demand pull on global corn export markets, keeping prices driven by other factors.

AFFECTSCORN◆

SOURCE
marketscreener.comReutersMar 20, 2026

Price reaction & history

CORN◆neutralSO FAR1d -0.8%5d -0.1%20d -3.2%

After 770 past neutral report events, CORN moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.1% to +1.6%), and +0.7% over 20.

Jan 1, 2019Market Reaction to USDA’s August Corn Crop Reports+1.4%
Dec 12, 2016Grain market steady after USDA report - Farmers Weekly+1.3%
Nov 8, 2023USDA: Ethanol Exports Top 120 Million Gallons In September+0.4%
Apr 10, 2026USDA's Latest WASDE Reveals a Split Market—Wheat Swells, Corn and Soybeans Hold Steady | Michigan Ag Today+1.0%
Jun 9, 2017USDA: Corn, soy hold steady as eyes turn to wheat quality-1.0%

Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.

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