# China buys more U.S. corn - McKeany-Flavell

> China placed orders for over 3.35 million metric tons of U.S. corn between March 10 and March 30, taking advantage of lower U.S. prices. U.S. net corn export sales were on the high side of the average range last week. China had not yet booked any 2023/24 U.S. corn.

- Date: 2023-04-20 · published 2023-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14847-china-buys-more-u-s-corn-mckeany-flavell
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Opportunistic Chinese buying supports U.S. corn export demand and prices, and it reflects concern about South American supply this summer. The absence of new-crop bookings limits that support.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-08-18 | [China, facing high corn prices, buys more from U.S](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51475-china-facing-high-corn-prices-buys-more-from-u-s.md) | -0.0% | +5.4% |
| CORN | 2021-03-22 | [China buying boatloads of U.S. corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47968-china-buying-boatloads-of-u-s-corn.md) | +10.7% | +12.5% |
| CORN | 2025-07-24 | [Ahead of the Open \| China buys U.S. corn - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14646-ahead-of-the-open-china-buys-u-s-corn-pro-farmer.md) | +1.0% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2022-05-02 | [China corn buys on record pace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14932-china-corn-buys-on-record-pace.md) | -8.1% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2023-03-20 | [What's Behind China's 83 MB Corn-Buying Spree and Will the U.S. See More Business?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36883-what-s-behind-china-s-83-mb-corn-buying-spree-and-will-the-u-s-see-more-business.md) | -0.0% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- mckeany-flavell.com: https://www.mckeany-flavell.com/china-buys-more-united-states-corn-04-20-23/

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