# Brazil Sorghum Exports Surge on China Demand - The AgriBiz

> Brazilian sorghum exports are on track for a record year, with about 1.8 million metric tons projected for September and October alone, according to AgRural. August exports hit a monthly record of 196,000 tons. Chinese buyers are substituting sorghum for corn imports amid trade tensions with the US, while Brazilian farmers have shifted some safrinha corn area to sorghum.

- Date: 2026-10-08 · published 2026-10-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17158-brazil-sorghum-exports-surge-on-china-demand-the-agribiz
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Chinese demand for Brazilian sorghum supports sorghum export prices, while the substitution reduces China's corn import needs and weighs mildly on corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-01-22 | [U.S. Sorghum Exports Dwindle on “Near-Evaporation” of Chinese Demand, as China Looks to Brazilian Corn \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37840-u-s-sorghum-exports-dwindle-on-near-evaporation-of-chinese-demand-as-china.md) | -0.4% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2017-01-11 | [China slaps punitive tariffs on US ethanol and DDG exports  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72991-china-slaps-punitive-tariffs-on-us-ethanol-and-ddg-exports-the-daily-digest.md) | +0.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2024-12-18 | [Argentina, Brazil eye crop exports to China as Trump tariffs loom - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14697-argentina-brazil-eye-crop-exports-to-china-as-trump-tariffs-loom-nikkei-asia.md) | +0.4% | +5.2% |
| CORN | 2022-12-05 | [China Ramps Up Corn Purchases From Brazil as US Exports Decline - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14878-china-ramps-up-corn-purchases-from-brazil-as-us-exports-decline-bloomberg.md) | -0.2% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2018-11-01 | [China slashed its imports of U.S. sorghum, soybean, and corn in September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61930-china-slashed-its-imports-of-u-s-sorghum-soybean-and-corn-in-september.md) | +3.6% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- theagribiz.com: https://www.theagribiz.com/international/brazil-sorghum-exports-surge-on-china-demand/

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