# China clears way for Brazilian corn imports to fill Ukraine gap | Reuters

> China cleared the way for imports of Brazilian corn after its existing corn imports, which came entirely from the United States and Ukraine, were disrupted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Importers and food companies are seeking alternative suppliers as Black Sea shipments have been disrupted.

- Date: 2022-05-25 · published 2022-05-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14931-china-clears-way-for-brazilian-corn-imports-to-fill-ukraine-gap-reuters
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Losing Black Sea corn supply tightens available export volumes and shifts demand toward Brazil, which supports corn prices and raises Brazilian export demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-06-30 | [Expect China to Import Brazilian Corn \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14929-expect-china-to-import-brazilian-corn-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.0% | -16.7% |
| CORN | 2022-05-26 | [Black Sea ports still the best way to get Ukraine's grain moving fast \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14484-black-sea-ports-still-the-best-way-to-get-ukraine-s-grain-moving-fast-reuters.md) | -4.6% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2026-06-15 | [Focus: Russian attacks could cut Ukraine grain exports by a third \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14105-focus-russian-attacks-could-cut-ukraine-grain-exports-by-a-third-reuters.md) | -0.8% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2022-03-21 | [Ukraine could lose $6 bln in grain exports with ports blocked \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14500-ukraine-could-lose-6-bln-in-grain-exports-with-ports-blocked-reuters.md) | +1.5% | +11.2% |
| CORN | 2023-06-02 | [Ukraine has 'plan B' to continue exports if grain deal collapses, minister says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14385-ukraine-has-plan-b-to-continue-exports-if-grain-deal-collapses-minister-says.md) | -1.5% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- asiafinancial.com: https://www.asiafinancial.com/us-futures-fall-as-china-signs-brazil-maize-import-deal
- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/china-clears-way-brazilian-corn-imports-fill-ukraine-gap-2022-05-25/

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