# Sorghum Tops The List of Hottest Export Commodities -

> The U.S. Grains Council projects U.S. corn, barley and sorghum exports will break the all-time record in the 2020/21 marketing year. Sorghum exports had reached 3.4 million metric tons, up 141% on 2020, mostly to China, and corn exports were running above 24 million metric tons.

- Date: 2021-05-03 · published 2021-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47174-sorghum-tops-the-list-of-hottest-export-commodities
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Chinese purchases and a weaker dollar are lifting export demand for U.S. feed grains and tightening available supply. This supports prices for corn and sorghum into the new crop year.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-12-17 | [Commodities Report Hensall Co-op](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12110-commodities-report-hensall-co-op.md) | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2026-05-14 | [Trump asks China to increase imports of US farm, food commodities \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14581-trump-asks-china-to-increase-imports-of-us-farm-food-commodities-s-and-p-global.md) | -0.4% | -7.9% |
| CORN | 2018-06-11 | [Corn, ethanol exports on pace to top estimates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64528-corn-ethanol-exports-on-pace-to-top-estimates.md) | -3.5% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2017-12-20 | [Since the beginning of MY 2017/18 grain export amounted to 20 million tons — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67334-since-the-beginning-of-my-2017-18-grain-export-amounted-to-20-million-tons.md) | +0.9% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2021-09-17 | [Black Sea corn reaps the rewards of US, South America export woes - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44921-black-sea-corn-reaps-the-rewards-of-us-south-america-export-woes-fastmarkets.md) | -4.3% | -5.3% |
| DXY | 2020-03-27 | [Rally of US agricultural exports to China on shaky ground \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54004-rally-of-us-agricultural-exports-to-china-on-shaky-ground-journal-of-commerce.md) | +0.9% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2019-12-23 | [Commodity Kindles as Trade Ease Surfaces; Is the Rally Sustainable or Is it on a Weak Footing?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10021-commodity-kindles-as-trade-ease-surfaces-is-the-rally-sustainable-or-is-it-on-a.md) | -0.9% | -0.2% |
| DXY | 2025-01-21 | [Trump to hold off on tariffs, report says, easing trade war fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12678-trump-to-hold-off-on-tariffs-report-says-easing-trade-war-fears.md) | -1.1% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- allagnews.com: https://www.allagnews.com/sorghum-tops-the-list-of-hottest-export-commodities/

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