# Is China Getting Ready For A Trade War? - AgWeb

> China announced it would allow Brazilian sorghum imports, a move the article says could threaten U.S. sorghum exports. China has historically taken about 90% of U.S. sorghum exports, which are priced near corn in U.S. markets. The author warns that a loss of Chinese demand would push more sorghum into feed rations and displace corn.

- Date: 2024-11-25 · published 2024-11-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27466-is-china-getting-ready-for-a-trade-war-agweb
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Loss of Chinese sorghum demand would force U.S. sorghum into domestic feed use, pressuring sorghum prices and potentially lowering corn values in rations.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-05-08 | [Trade war: US-China trade battle in charts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10431-trade-war-us-china-trade-battle-in-charts.md) | +0.3% | +10.5% |
| CORN | 2025-03-04 | [USDA Prepares to Protect Farmers in a Trade War - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25559-usda-prepares-to-protect-farmers-in-a-trade-war-agweb.md) | +3.2% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2023-11-02 | [U.S. farm leaders, visiting China, talk up agriculture trade \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14797-u-s-farm-leaders-visiting-china-talk-up-agriculture-trade-reuters.md) | +1.4% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2017-01-26 | [America's farmers stand to lose the most in a China trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72863-america-s-farmers-stand-to-lose-the-most-in-a-china-trade-war.md) | +1.9% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2018-06-09 | [Trade-War Drums: Is Mexico Ready to Fire at the US Corn Belt? \| Wolf Street](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64507-trade-war-drums-is-mexico-ready-to-fire-at-the-us-corn-belt-wolf-street.md) | -3.5% | -5.6% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/opinion/china-getting-ready-trade-war

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