# Corn exports up and China buys tariffed soybeans - High Plains Journal

> The April 10 WASDE raised 2024-25 U.S. corn exports by 100 million bushels on strong sales pace and competitive prices, cutting ending stocks by 75 million bushels to 1.5 billion. The report noted China bought 3 million tons of U.S. soybeans, possibly not reflected in the estimates.

- Date: 2025-04-18 · published 2025-04-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14673-corn-exports-up-and-china-buys-tariffed-soybeans-high-plains-journal
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher export demand and lower ending stocks are supportive for U.S. corn prices, while the soybean purchase adds modest demand support.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-04-11 | [Soybeans up and corn down in planting report - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19799-soybeans-up-and-corn-down-in-planting-report-high-plains-journal.md) | +1.7% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2018-03-19 | [Corn, wheat cash bids mixed while sorghum, beans higher - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10257-corn-wheat-cash-bids-mixed-while-sorghum-beans-higher-high-plains-journal.md) | -1.2% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2021-04-07 | [2020 U.S. Ag Exports Second Highest on Record, Led by Soybeans, Corn and Pork to China \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47452-2020-u-s-ag-exports-second-highest-on-record-led-by-soybeans-corn-and-pork-to.md) | +2.8% | +25.3% |
| 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 | 2020-01-31 | [What is the corn supply truth? - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55096-what-is-the-corn-supply-truth-high-plains-journal.md) | -0.6% | -3.2% |
| SOY | 2018-03-19 | [Corn, wheat cash bids mixed while sorghum, beans higher - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10257-corn-wheat-cash-bids-mixed-while-sorghum-beans-higher-high-plains-journal.md) | -2.0% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2021-04-07 | [2020 U.S. Ag Exports Second Highest on Record, Led by Soybeans, Corn and Pork to China \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47452-2020-u-s-ag-exports-second-highest-on-record-led-by-soybeans-corn-and-pork-to.md) | -2.1% | +11.2% |
| SOY | 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) | -1.1% | -7.8% |

## Sources

- hpj.com: https://hpj.com/2025/04/18/corn-exports-up-and-china-buys-tariffed-soybeans/

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