# Ahead of the Open | China buys U.S. corn - Pro Farmer

> China made its first meaningful purchase of US corn in over a year, with USDA reporting 135,000 MT of daily export sales for 2025-26 delivery. Grain futures opened higher, and a forecaster described a heat ridge over the central US that could stress livestock and cause localized flooding.

- Date: 2025-07-24 · published 2025-07-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14646-ahead-of-the-open-china-buys-u-s-corn-pro-farmer
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed Chinese buying of US corn supports US export demand and firms corn prices, though tariff uncertainty limits how durable the rally may be.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-03-29 | [Ahead of the Open \| March 29, 2023 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5083-ahead-of-the-open-march-29-2023-pro-farmer.md) | -0.1% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2021-03-22 | [China buying boatloads of U.S. corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47968-china-buying-boatloads-of-u-s-corn.md) | +10.7% | +12.5% |
| CORN | 2020-08-18 | [China, facing high corn prices, buys more from U.S](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51475-china-facing-high-corn-prices-buys-more-from-u-s.md) | -0.0% | +5.4% |
| CORN | 2026-05-12 | [China eyes U.S. corn deal ahead of Trump-Xi summit Thursday](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14578-china-eyes-u-s-corn-deal-ahead-of-trump-xi-summit-thursday.md) | +1.3% | -8.1% |
| CORN | 2023-04-20 | [China buys more U.S. corn - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14847-china-buys-more-u-s-corn-mckeany-flavell.md) | -1.0% | -9.9% |

## Sources

- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/news/ahead-open/ahead-open-china-buys-u-s-corn

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