# U.S. Sorghum Exports Dwindle on “Near-Evaporation” of Chinese Demand, as China Looks to Brazilian Corn | Farm Policy News | Illinois

> USDA FAS cut its 2022/23 U.S. sorghum export forecast by 1.5 million tons to 2.5 million, the lowest since 2018/19. Chinese sorghum commitments have nearly disappeared, and Brazil became China's top corn market after new trade access. The smallest U.S. sorghum crop since 1944/45 limits supply.

- Date: 2023-01-22 · published 2023-01-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37840-u-s-sorghum-exports-dwindle-on-near-evaporation-of-chinese-demand-as-china
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Loss of China demand and competition from Brazilian corn weigh on U.S. sorghum export prices and corn export share.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-01-27 | [FAS Report Highlights China’s Corn Imports From Brazil; While Rice Prices Climb \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14874-fas-report-highlights-china-s-corn-imports-from-brazil-while-rice-prices-climb.md) | -1.1% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2026-10-08 | [Brazil Sorghum Exports Surge on China Demand - The AgriBiz](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17158-brazil-sorghum-exports-surge-on-china-demand-the-agribiz.md) | -2.4% | -5.9% |
| CORN | 2019-09-09 | [U.S., China Trade Talks Set to Resume; Agricultural Export Markets Continue to Adjust \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10853-u-s-china-trade-talks-set-to-resume-agricultural-export-markets-continue-to.md) | -0.9% | +3.4% |
| CORN | 2017-06-21 | [As Mexico Explores Options to Reduce Reliance on U.S. Ag Imports, NAFTA Ag Ministers Meet in Georgia \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70470-as-mexico-explores-options-to-reduce-reliance-on-u-s-ag-imports-nafta-ag.md) | -2.4% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2017-02-19 | [U.S. Corn Exports to Mexico: Will Policy Rhetoric Turn into Concrete Action? - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72530-u-s-corn-exports-to-mexico-will-policy-rhetoric-turn-into-concrete-action-farm.md) | +0.3% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- farmpolicynews.illinois.edu: https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2023/01/u-s-sorghum-exports-dwindle-on-near-evaporation-of-chinese-demand-as-china-looks-to-brazilian-corn/

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