# Strong demand from China pulls sorghum export inspections ahead of last year - Brownfield Ag News

> US sorghum export inspections rose sharply in the week ending February 26 and the marketing-year pace is ahead of last year, driven by Chinese purchases. Corn and soybean inspections also remained above year-ago levels, while wheat inspections fell.

- Date: 2026-03-02 · published 2026-03-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20214-strong-demand-from-china-pulls-sorghum-export-inspections-ahead-of-last-year
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained sorghum and corn shipments to China and Mexico draw down US feed grain stocks and support prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-12-07 | [Wheat leads on new export demand - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61612-wheat-leads-on-new-export-demand-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.5% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2016-05-12 | [Export demand supports corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9924-export-demand-supports-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.3% | +9.3% |
| CORN | 2023-10-19 | [Demand for U.S. ethanol in Latin America remains strong - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33732-demand-for-u-s-ethanol-in-latin-america-remains-strong-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.0% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2024-12-27 | [Export sales increase for wheat and corn, soybeans hit marketing-year low - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26997-export-sales-increase-for-wheat-and-corn-soybeans-hit-marketing-year-low.md) | -0.5% | +5.6% |
| CORN | 2017-02-07 | [Good export demand boosts corn futures - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72528-good-export-demand-boosts-corn-futures-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.9% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2019-11-07 | [Strong week for sorghum, soybean exports - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56125-strong-week-for-sorghum-soybean-exports-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.4% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2018-12-07 | [Wheat leads on new export demand - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61612-wheat-leads-on-new-export-demand-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.3% | +0.3% |
| SOY | 2022-01-31 | [Soybeans up on export demand, supply concerns - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43182-soybeans-up-on-export-demand-supply-concerns-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +5.7% | +11.9% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/strong-demand-from-china-pulls-sorghum-export-inspections-ahead-of-last-year/

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