# China: Grain and Feed Update | USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

> USDA's FAS attaché report forecasts China's 2024/25 feed demand at 286.5 million tons, with corn dominating feed use due to low prices. Corn output is seen at 293 million tons, slightly lower on floods, and corn imports are projected to fall to 20 million tons.

- Date: 2024-10-02 · published 2024-10-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14711-china-grain-and-feed-update-usda-foreign-agricultural-service
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Chinese corn imports and strong feed substitution toward corn reduce global import demand for corn, sorghum and barley, which is bearish for those feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-11-04 | [India: Grain and Feed Update \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27369-india-grain-and-feed-update-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +2.5% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2024-09-24 | [Mexico: Grain and Feed Update \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28275-mexico-grain-and-feed-update-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +1.7% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2019-11-27 | [EU-28: Crop Update \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55995-eu-28-crop-update-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +0.8% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2022-04-29 | [Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41840-ministry-of-agriculture-and-rural-affairs-of-the-people-s-republic-of-china.md) | -7.1% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2022-11-30 | [USDA Lowers FY 2023 Forecast for U.S. Agricultural Exports - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38741-usda-lowers-fy-2023-forecast-for-u-s-agricultural-exports-farm-policy-news.md) | -3.9% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-01 | [Australia: Grain and Feed Update \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18302-australia-grain-and-feed-update-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | -0.8% | +3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-13 | [India: India Grain and Feed - Quarterly Update - March 2024 \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31142-india-india-grain-and-feed-quarterly-update-march-2024-usda-foreign.md) | +0.6% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-27 | [EU-28: Crop Update \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55995-eu-28-crop-update-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | -0.1% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- fas.usda.gov: https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/china-grain-and-feed-update-25

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