# Will A Drop In Sorghum Exports Hurt Corn Values? - AgWeb

> USDA's March report cut sorghum exports by 70 million bushels and raised sorghum feed use by 50 million bushels, leaving corn demand unchanged. Analysts also flag a proposed US executive order imposing port docking fees on Chinese-built or flagged ships, which could raise US grain export costs.

- Date: 2025-03-17 · published 2025-03-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25638-will-a-drop-in-sorghum-exports-hurt-corn-values-agweb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Sorghum shifting from export to feed is a direct competitor to corn, and a docking fee could make US grain less competitive against South American and Black Sea supplies.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-09-01 | [E.U. doubles import duty for corn, sorghum, rye \| World-grain.com \| September 01, 2017 13:29 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69016-e-u-doubles-import-duty-for-corn-sorghum-rye-world-grain-com-september-01-2017.md) | -0.4% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2017-08-31 | [Import duties for maize, sorghum and rye updated \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69511-import-duties-for-maize-sorghum-and-rye-updated-agence-europe.md) | +3.9% | +4.5% |
| CORN | 2021-07-13 | [Here's Why Parched Portions of the Corn Belt Matter in the Acreage Debate - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45920-here-s-why-parched-portions-of-the-corn-belt-matter-in-the-acreage-debate-agweb.md) | -10.7% | -12.3% |
| CORN | 2017-08-20 | [Adjustments to import duty for maize, sorghum and rye \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69513-adjustments-to-import-duty-for-maize-sorghum-and-rye-agence-europe.md) | -3.4% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2025-12-09 | [Milei Is Cutting Export Taxes on Argentine Soy, Corn and Wheat - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13819-milei-is-cutting-export-taxes-on-argentine-soy-corn-and-wheat-bloomberg.md) | +0.1% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/opinion/will-drop-sorghum-exports-hurt-corn-values

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