# Foreign Demand Fuels U.S. Corn and Sorghum Exports | USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

> USDA Foreign Agricultural Service reports record U.S. corn exports for 2020/21, forecast at 73.0 million tons, driven by strong foreign demand and reduced Ukrainian competition. Robust Chinese demand also pushed U.S. sorghum exports to the third highest level on record, and new-crop corn sales are at a record.

- Date: 2021-06-16 · published 2021-06-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46424-foreign-demand-fuels-u-s-corn-and-sorghum-exports-usda-foreign-agricultural
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Record export pace tightens U.S. corn and sorghum supplies, supporting domestic feed grain prices. Smaller Brazilian second-crop and Argentine harvests reinforce demand for U.S. product.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-02-01 | [Export Sales to China and Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42668-export-sales-to-china-and-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +1.8% | +11.1% |
| CORN | 2026-08-05 | [Export Sales to Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17889-export-sales-to-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | -0.5% | +12.4% |
| CORN | 2026-09-23 | [Export Sales to Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17433-export-sales-to-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +1.0% | -6.9% |
| CORN | 2025-08-12 | [Export Sales to Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23295-export-sales-to-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +0.0% | +4.3% |
| CORN | 2026-05-11 | [Export Sales to Mexico and South Korea \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19206-export-sales-to-mexico-and-south-korea-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +1.4% | -5.6% |

## Sources

- fas.usda.gov: https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/foreign-demand-fuels-us-corn-and-sorghum-exports

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