# Corn Exports To China At Record Highs - 2021 Year in Review

> U.S. corn exports to China in the 2020/21 marketing year reached a record of over 21.4 million metric tons, up 952% from the prior year. China bought nearly one-third of all U.S. corn exported that year, driven by purchases under the Phase One agreement.

- Date: 2021-05-10 · published 2021-05-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46953-corn-exports-to-china-at-record-highs-2021-year-in-review
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Record Chinese buying tightens U.S. corn export availability and supports corn prices, which raises feed costs for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-02-24 | [U.S. Corn Exports To China Boom - 2020 Year in Review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48473-u-s-corn-exports-to-china-boom-2020-year-in-review.md) | +0.7% | +5.4% |
| CORN | 2021-01-18 | [China's corn, wheat imports in 2020 reach record highs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49007-china-s-corn-wheat-imports-in-2020-reach-record-highs.md) | -2.6% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2026-04-24 | [Are US ethanol exports hitting record highs in 2026?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19710-are-us-ethanol-exports-hitting-record-highs-in-2026.md) | +1.2% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2024-11-08 | [U.S. corn exports to Mexico hit record high - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27401-u-s-corn-exports-to-mexico-hit-record-high-cultivar-magazine.md) | -1.4% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2022-08-05 | [China’s U.S. ag imports soar to new highs in 2022, but volumes vary](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14906-china-s-u-s-ag-imports-soar-to-new-highs-in-2022-but-volumes-vary.md) | +2.4% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- grains.org: https://grains.org/2021-annual-report/panels/corn-exports-to-china-at-record-highs/

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