# China’s Scrutiny of Corn Imports Spurs U.S. Cargo Cancellations - Caixin Global

> Chinese customs is restricting corn imports into free trade zones, which are not counted toward the official purchase quota. Total U.S. corn cancellations are estimated at under 1 million tons, and Chicago corn futures fell as much as 2% before recovering.

- Date: 2021-05-27 · published 2021-05-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46957-china-s-scrutiny-of-corn-imports-spurs-u-s-cargo-cancellations-caixin-global
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Cancellations and tighter customs scrutiny reduce near-term Chinese demand for U.S. corn, though the volume is small relative to tight supplies.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-11-01 | [China slashed its imports of U.S. sorghum, soybean, and corn in September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61930-china-slashed-its-imports-of-u-s-sorghum-soybean-and-corn-in-september.md) | +3.6% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2017-08-21 | [US seeks WTO scrutiny of China's grain import quotas \| MLex \| Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69321-us-seeks-wto-scrutiny-of-china-s-grain-import-quotas-mlex-specialist-news-and.md) | -3.4% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2019-08-06 | [Chinese Companies Halt U.S. Farm Goods Purchase - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57444-chinese-companies-halt-u-s-farm-goods-purchase-caixin-global.md) | -3.1% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2024-08-20 | [Grain Journal \| China Imports Record Amount of Feed Grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14727-grain-journal-china-imports-record-amount-of-feed-grains.md) | -3.5% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2020-11-20 | [China Targets U.S. Farm Imports With Tariffs on Soy, Corn - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50015-china-targets-u-s-farm-imports-with-tariffs-on-soy-corn-pork-business.md) | +0.1% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- caixinglobal.com: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-05-27/chinas-scrutiny-of-corn-imports-spurs-us-cargo-cancellations-101718625.html

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