# Feedgrain Focus: China news adds to northern price slide - Grain Central

> Unconfirmed reports say China is halting barley and sorghum imports, and Bloomberg says Beijing asked traders to cut grain purchases to counter weak demand. Australian delivered prices for barley and sorghum moved, with new-crop values lower, and the restrictions would hit arrivals from November into early 2025.

- Date: 2024-08-29 · published 2024-08-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28850-feedgrain-focus-china-news-adds-to-northern-price-slide-grain-central
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced Chinese purchases remove a major import outlet for Australian and US barley and sorghum, which is bearish for those exporters and for Australian feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/australia-china-news-adds-to-northern-price-slide/
- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/feedgrain-focus-china-news-adds-to-northern-price-slide/

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