# USDA rundown: Record US corn exports and US biofuel boom | Reuters

> USDA cut its 2024-25 Chinese corn import estimate to 5 million metric tons from 7 million, a 79% drop from the prior year. The report also highlighted record US corn exports and a strong US biofuel sector.

- Date: 2025-07-13 · published 2025-07-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14648-usda-rundown-record-us-corn-exports-and-us-biofuel-boom-reuters
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Chinese import needs are offset by record US exports and biofuel demand, supporting US corn and soyoil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-12-09 | [USDA Increases Corn Exports to Record 3.2 BB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21439-usda-increases-corn-exports-to-record-3-2-bb.md) | +0.1% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2018-03-08 | [USDA Raises Corn Demand for Exports and Ethanol](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65955-usda-raises-corn-demand-for-exports-and-ethanol.md) | +2.4% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2018-07-12 | [USDA Bumps Corn and Soybean Production, Drops Soybean Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63997-usda-bumps-corn-and-soybean-production-drops-soybean-exports.md) | +2.9% | +12.0% |
| CORN | 2025-04-10 | [USDA Cuts US Corn Ending Stocks, Boosts Corn Exports by 100 MB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25064-usda-cuts-us-corn-ending-stocks-boosts-corn-exports-by-100-mb.md) | +3.1% | -3.3% |
| CORN | 2017-07-20 | [USDA exports – Sales surge for corn, soybeans and wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69823-usda-exports-sales-surge-for-corn-soybeans-and-wheat.md) | -1.5% | -5.9% |
| SBO | 2021-04-08 | [USDA to expand forecasts on soyoil use in biofuels in May crop report - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47668-usda-to-expand-forecasts-on-soyoil-use-in-biofuels-in-may-crop-report-markets.md) | +0.2% | +17.0% |
| SBO | 2022-09-12 | [Soybeans and Meal Explode on Bullish Numbers From Sept. 12 USDA Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39550-soybeans-and-meal-explode-on-bullish-numbers-from-sept-12-usda-reports.md) | +0.3% | -6.6% |
| SBO | 2025-07-11 | [Biofuel demand to soak up more than half of US soyoil production next year, USDA says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15102-biofuel-demand-to-soak-up-more-than-half-of-us-soyoil-production-next-year-usda.md) | +0.2% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/usda-rundown-record-us-corn-exports-us-biofuel-boom-2025-07-13/

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