# China makes big US corn purchase as war continues to block Ukraine exports | 2022-04-04 | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> USDA reported sales of 1.084 million tonnes of U.S. corn to Chinese buyers, split between 676,000 tonnes for 2021-22 and 408,000 tonnes for 2022-23. The purchase follows a smaller-than-expected U.S. crop estimate and the Russian invasion that has blocked Ukrainian corn exports.

- Date: 2022-04-04 · published 2022-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14941-china-makes-big-us-corn-purchase-as-war-continues-to-block-ukraine-exports-2022
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Chinese buying of U.S. corn while Ukrainian supply is blocked tightens global corn availability and supports corn prices for feed users.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-12-31 | [China heads to end of 2020 with big imports of US soy, wheat, sorghum and corn \| 2020-12-31  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49499-china-heads-to-end-of-2020-with-big-imports-of-us-soy-wheat-sorghum-and-corn.md) | +6.2% | +17.5% |
| CORN | 2018-05-23 | [US seeks to more than double ag exports in talks with China \| 2018-05-23 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64911-us-seeks-to-more-than-double-ag-exports-in-talks-with-china-2018-05-23-agri.md) | -0.5% | -8.5% |
| CORN | 2020-02-25 | [US: China lifts some trade barriers in phase one \| 2020-02-25  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54479-us-china-lifts-some-trade-barriers-in-phase-one-2020-02-25-agri-pulse.md) | +0.4% | -4.8% |
| CORN | 2020-07-17 | [Daybreak July 17: China maintains swift pace of ag purchases \| 2020-07-17  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51982-daybreak-july-17-china-maintains-swift-pace-of-ag-purchases-2020-07-17-agri.md) | -0.2% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2022-06-08 | [Yellen critical of US tariffs on China \| 2022-06-08 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14923-yellen-critical-of-us-tariffs-on-china-2022-06-08-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | -1.5% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/17476-china-makes-big-us-corn-purchase-as-war-continues-to-block-ukraine-exports

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