# Grain Journal | China Imports Record Amount of Feed Grains

> USDA data show China imported a record 37.8 million tons of major feed grains from October 2023 to May 2024, nearly double the prior year. Barley imports reached 11.7 million tons and sorghum 5.2 million tons, driven by steep discounts on those grains and corn imports from Brazil.

- Date: 2024-08-20 · published 2024-08-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14727-grain-journal-china-imports-record-amount-of-feed-grains
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy Chinese buying of cheap barley and sorghum displaces US and other corn and sorghum exports, pressuring feed grain prices globally.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-03-09 | [Grain Journal \| China Feed Demand Down, According to Latest USDA…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54128-grain-journal-china-feed-demand-down-according-to-latest-usda.md) | +0.3% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2020-12-01 | [China Targets U.S. Farm Imports With Tariffs \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49501-china-targets-u-s-farm-imports-with-tariffs-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.4% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2022-02-25 | [China Diversifies Grain Imports, U.S. Gets Smaller Piece \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14959-china-diversifies-grain-imports-u-s-gets-smaller-piece-feed-and-grain.md) | +6.6% | +10.3% |
| CORN | 2023-06-21 | [China intensifies imports of grains and oilseeds amid lower world prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14833-china-intensifies-imports-of-grains-and-oilseeds-amid-lower-world-prices.md) | -3.2% | -12.0% |
| CORN | 2025-01-28 | [Panamax Pain as China's Grain Imports Plunge 51%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26705-panamax-pain-as-china-s-grain-imports-plunge-51.md) | +0.7% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- grainjournal.com: https://www.grainjournal.com/article/1026801/china-imports-record-amount-of-feed-grains

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