# US corn exports surge as sorghum reaches marketing-year high | Feed & Grain

> US corn net sales for the week ending Feb. 26 were 2.02 million tonnes, led by South Korea, Colombia and Mexico, and 54% above the prior four-week average. Sorghum exports hit a marketing-year high of 295,600 tonnes, mostly to China.

- Date: 2026-03-05 · published 2026-03-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20210-us-corn-exports-surge-as-sorghum-reaches-marketing-year-high-feed-and-grain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Strong corn and sorghum export demand tightens US feed grain supplies and supports cash prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-04-25 | [Grain transportation demand surges amid strong corn exports \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16460-grain-transportation-demand-surges-amid-strong-corn-exports-feed-and-grain.md) | -2.1% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2021-12-16 | [Will China's Imports of Corn Remain High in 2022? \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14971-will-china-s-imports-of-corn-remain-high-in-2022-feed-and-grain.md) | -2.7% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2016-11-01 | [Surging ethanol exports are helping to support corn market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73854-surging-ethanol-exports-are-helping-to-support-corn-market.md) | +1.9% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2021-02-04 | [Grain Exports to China Continue Rising \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48471-grain-exports-to-china-continue-rising-feed-and-grain.md) | -3.1% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2026-02-27 | [US grain exports reach near-record levels despite transportation challenges \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16384-us-grain-exports-reach-near-record-levels-despite-transportation-challenges.md) | +2.0% | +7.3% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/grain-supply-chain/grain-trade-export/news/15818884/us-corn-exports-surge-as-sorghum-reaches-marketingyear-high

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