# New figures shine a light on changing grain flows to China — and how the US is losing out

> New trade data show shifting grain flows to China, with US cargoes losing share to other origins through the Panama Canal corridor. The article ties the change to tariffs and bilateral tensions.

- Date: 2025-09-03 · published 2025-09-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16917-new-figures-shine-a-light-on-changing-grain-flows-to-china-and-how-the-us-is
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

China buying from Brazil and Argentina instead of the US tends to weigh on US export basis and support South American prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-05-02 | [The Farmer's Exchange Online China Says It Doesn't Need U.S. Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14666-the-farmer-s-exchange-online-china-says-it-doesn-t-need-u-s-grain.md) | -3.8% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2024-05-01 | [How much grain is Ukraine exporting and how is it leaving the country?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14306-how-much-grain-is-ukraine-exporting-and-how-is-it-leaving-the-country.md) | +2.6% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2018-06-16 | [Trump's tariffs: What they are and how China is responding \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64604-trump-s-tariffs-what-they-are-and-how-china-is-responding-ap-news.md) | -0.9% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2026-10-29 | [Growing corn supplies put pressure on prices in Ukraine and the EU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1984-growing-corn-supplies-put-pressure-on-prices-in-ukraine-and-the-eu.md) | -1.5% | — |
| CORN | 2025-01-10 | [Barley prices and China's changing grain demand \| Stock Journal \| SA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26573-barley-prices-and-china-s-changing-grain-demand-stock-journal-sa.md) | +3.2% | +5.6% |
| SOY | 2025-05-02 | [The Farmer's Exchange Online China Says It Doesn't Need U.S. Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14666-the-farmer-s-exchange-online-china-says-it-doesn-t-need-u-s-grain.md) | -0.3% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2018-06-16 | [Trump's tariffs: What they are and how China is responding \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64604-trump-s-tariffs-what-they-are-and-how-china-is-responding-ap-news.md) | -1.2% | -8.4% |
| SOY | 2019-03-22 | [U.S. grains: Corn up on China buying, flood worries - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9642-u-s-grains-corn-up-on-china-buying-flood-worries-grainews.md) | -2.3% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- tradewindsnews.com: https://www.tradewindsnews.com/bulkers/new-figures-shine-a-light-on-changing-grain-flows-to-china-and-how-the-us-is-losing-out/2-1-1866329

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