# China Asks Traders to Curb Some Arrivals of Overseas Corn (1)

> Chinese customs asked some traders to limit deliveries of foreign corn into bonded areas to ease domestic oversupply and support farm prices before planting. Domestic corn prices were near their lowest in more than three years. The move targets a channel used to import grain for animal feed at lower duty.

- Date: 2024-04-03 · published 2024-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14760-china-asks-traders-to-curb-some-arrivals-of-overseas-corn-1
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Curbing bonded corn arrivals cuts Chinese import demand for overseas corn, which weighs on global corn export prices, while supporting domestic Chinese prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-04-23 | [US-China tariffs continue to hold sway over trade \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14671-us-china-tariffs-continue-to-hold-sway-over-trade-world-grain.md) | -2.3% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2021-03-19 | [China looks to cut corn, soymeal content in animal feed \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48099-china-looks-to-cut-corn-soymeal-content-in-animal-feed-feed-strategy.md) | +11.4% | +14.1% |
| CORN | 2021-05-04 | [China moves to cut corn, soy in feed rations - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47096-china-moves-to-cut-corn-soy-in-feed-rations-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +1.5% | -5.8% |
| CORN | 2020-03-11 | [U.S. farmers still dependent on trade aid after China deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54116-u-s-farmers-still-dependent-on-trade-aid-after-china-deal.md) | -6.0% | -3.6% |
| CORN | 2021-04-21 | [China Seeking Alternatives to Corn and Soybean Meal \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47709-china-seeking-alternatives-to-corn-and-soybean-meal-red-river-farm-network.md) | +14.7% | +11.9% |

## Sources

- news.bloomberglaw.com: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/international-trade/china-asks-traders-to-curb-some-arrivals-of-overseas-corn-1
- barchart.com: https://www.barchart.com/story/news/25251468/midweek-corn-market-closes-higher

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