# Trump trade war dries up sorghum sales to China but US farmers plan to plant more

> U.S. sorghum exports to China fell 95% in January and February 2025 to about 78,316 metric tons, versus more than 1.4 million tons a year earlier, according to government data. U.S. sorghum inventories rose 42% year over year to 150 million bushels on March 1 as Chinese demand disappeared.

- Date: 2025-04-15 · published 2025-04-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25177-trump-trade-war-dries-up-sorghum-sales-to-china-but-us-farmers-plan-to-plant
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Losing the largest sorghum buyer leaves surplus U.S. supply that must be sold domestically for ethanol or feed at lower prices, pressuring sorghum and feed-grain values.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-01-10 | [Farmers expected to plant more sorghum - Texas Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67059-farmers-expected-to-plant-more-sorghum-texas-farm-bureau.md) | +1.1% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2018-02-06 | [Sorghum farmers are the first victims in growing trade dispute between China and the U.S.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66555-sorghum-farmers-are-the-first-victims-in-growing-trade-dispute-between-china.md) | +1.3% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2018-05-23 | [U.S.-China trade row sows confusion in farmer planting plans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64914-u-s-china-trade-row-sows-confusion-in-farmer-planting-plans.md) | -0.5% | -8.5% |
| CORN | 2024-02-22 | [US reports rare daily export sale of sorghum to China \| The Straits Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31722-us-reports-rare-daily-export-sale-of-sorghum-to-china-the-straits-times.md) | -1.0% | +6.0% |
| CORN | 2019-05-08 | [Texas sorghum growers keeping nervous eye on Trump’s China trade threat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59151-texas-sorghum-growers-keeping-nervous-eye-on-trump-s-china-trade-threat.md) | +0.3% | +10.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/trump-trade-war-dries-up-sorghum-sales-china-us-farmers-plan-plant-more-2025-04-15/

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