# China’s Hog Herd Expands, But Sow Numbers Fall in July- U.S. Corn Exports at Record Levels | Farm Policy News | Illinois

> US corn export inspections rose in the week ended August 12, with China taking the largest share, as Chinese herd rebuilding drove feed demand. The article also reports that China's sow herd fell for the first time in July. Corn exports are described as at record levels.

- Date: 2021-08-18 · published 2021-08-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45565-china-s-hog-herd-expands-but-sow-numbers-fall-in-july-u-s-corn-exports-at
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong export inspections and record shipments to China support US corn prices and tighten supplies available for domestic feed use.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-01-05 | [Phase One Ag Targets Lag, But U.S. Soybean and Corn Exports to China Surge \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49008-phase-one-ag-targets-lag-but-u-s-soybean-and-corn-exports-to-china-surge-farm.md) | +3.1% | +14.6% |
| CORN | 2020-07-14 | [China Makes Record U.S. Corn Purchase \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51985-china-makes-record-u-s-corn-purchase-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | -1.1% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2020-08-02 | [China Makes (Another) Record U.S. Corn Purchase in July, But Achieving Phase One Targets May Still be a Stretch \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51479-china-makes-another-record-u-s-corn-purchase-in-july-but-achieving-phase-one.md) | -1.4% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2021-04-21 | [U.S. Soybean Exports to China Swell in March, as Brazil Suspends Corn, Soy Import Duties \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47453-u-s-soybean-exports-to-china-swell-in-march-as-brazil-suspends-corn-soy-import.md) | +14.7% | +11.9% |
| CORN | 2021-04-22 | [Corn, Soybean Prices Climb, While Record Chinese Corn Imports Expected - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6621-corn-soybean-prices-climb-while-record-chinese-corn-imports-expected-farm.md) | +11.6% | +9.8% |

## Sources

- farmpolicynews.illinois.edu: https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2021/08/chinas-hog-herd-expands-but-sow-numbers-fall-in-july-u-s-corn-exports-at-record-levels/

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