# Column: China goes on pricey U.S. corn shopping spree amid thin supply at home

> USDA confirmed three separate sales of U.S. corn to China totaling 3.74 million tonnes for delivery in the 2020-21 marketing year. The column describes China's pricey corn purchasing amid thin domestic supply.

- Date: 2021-01-29 · published 2021-01-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49009-column-china-goes-on-pricey-u-s-corn-shopping-spree-amid-thin-supply-at-home
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Large Chinese corn purchases tighten U.S. old-crop export availability and support corn prices, as China's import demand absorbs supplies.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-07-11 | [China Is Hoarding Grain And Corn Amid Global Food Shortages \|](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14918-china-is-hoarding-grain-and-corn-amid-global-food-shortages.md) | -14.4% | -15.9% |
| CORN | 2020-08-18 | [China, facing high corn prices, buys more from U.S](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51475-china-facing-high-corn-prices-buys-more-from-u-s.md) | -0.0% | +5.4% |
| CORN | 2025-04-07 | [China soybean meal prices surge amid U.S. trade war escalation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25198-china-soybean-meal-prices-surge-amid-u-s-trade-war-escalation.md) | +4.0% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2023-03-20 | [What's Behind China's 83 MB Corn-Buying Spree and Will the U.S. See More Business?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36883-what-s-behind-china-s-83-mb-corn-buying-spree-and-will-the-u-s-see-more-business.md) | -0.0% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2025-01-10 | [Barley prices in Ukraine continue to rise amid a shortage of supply and hryvnia devaluation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26579-barley-prices-in-ukraine-continue-to-rise-amid-a-shortage-of-supply-and-hryvnia.md) | +3.2% | +5.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-corn-braun/column-china-goes-on-pricey-u-s-corn-shopping-spree-amid-thin-supply-at-home-idUSKBN29Y2CX/

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