# Economists Analyze Export Sales and Long-Term Chinese Buying Trends

> USDA forecasts record fiscal 2021 agricultural sales to China of $31 billion and total U.S. agricultural trade of $157 billion, up $21 billion. Economists at the Agricultural Outlook Forum said corn, soybeans, cattle and hogs will remain the main income drivers.

- Date: 2021-02-19 · published 2021-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48472-economists-analyze-export-sales-and-long-term-chinese-buying-trends
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Continued strong Chinese demand for corn, soybeans, and livestock products supports U.S. commodity prices and export outlooks.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-08-22 | [Soybean Export Sales Surge on Chinese Buying 22.08.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14909-soybean-export-sales-surge-on-chinese-buying-22-08-2022-ukragroconsult.md) | -0.4% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2023-12-04 | [Export Sales to China, Mexico, and Philippines \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14790-export-sales-to-china-mexico-and-philippines-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +1.7% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2021-12-08 | [Export Sales to China and Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43568-export-sales-to-china-and-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | -0.3% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2024-08-28 | [Export Sales to China, Colombia, and Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14724-export-sales-to-china-colombia-and-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +4.4% | +6.8% |
| CORN | 2025-04-18 | [Corn exports up and China buys tariffed soybeans - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14673-corn-exports-up-and-china-buys-tariffed-soybeans-high-plains-journal.md) | -0.1% | -5.5% |
| SOY | 2022-08-22 | [Soybean Export Sales Surge on Chinese Buying 22.08.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14909-soybean-export-sales-surge-on-chinese-buying-22-08-2022-ukragroconsult.md) | +7.8% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2021-12-08 | [Export Sales to China and Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43568-export-sales-to-china-and-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +0.7% | +10.7% |
| SOY | 2024-08-28 | [Export Sales to China, Colombia, and Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14724-export-sales-to-china-colombia-and-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +4.0% | +8.9% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2021/02/19/economists-analyze-export-sales-long

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