# USGC: China will eventually want US sorghum for feed | Feed Strategy

> A US Grains Council official said Chinese buyers have not purchased US sorghum for six weeks because it is priced above alternatives. Ukrainian feed barley is available at about $217 per metric ton versus about $375 for US sorghum. He expects China to return to US sorghum eventually as it rotates through cheaper origins.

- Date: 2021-07-15 · published 2021-07-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46122-usgc-china-will-eventually-want-us-sorghum-for-feed-feed-strategy
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

US sorghum faces a price disadvantage against Black Sea barley, which caps export demand until prices fall or competing supplies run out.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Sources

- feedstrategy.com: https://www.feedstrategy.com/latest-news/article/15442329/usgc-china-will-eventually-want-us-sorghum-for-feed

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