# China-U.S. farm ties are stronger than ever despite trade war

> Bloomberg reports China bought an unprecedented 11.2 million tonnes of U.S. corn this season and nearly 30 million tonnes of U.S. soybeans, the most for this point in the season since 1991. China accounts for about 80% of U.S. sorghum sales, and U.S. farm profits are at a seven-year high.

- Date: 2020-12-08 · published 2020-12-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49502-china-u-s-farm-ties-are-stronger-than-ever-despite-trade-war
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy Chinese reliance on U.S. feed grains and soybeans supports U.S. prices, but the article warns geopolitical shocks could quickly cut that demand.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-04-20 | [China's 2019-2020 soybean demand to remain strong despite COVID-19, African swine fever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53634-china-s-2019-2020-soybean-demand-to-remain-strong-despite-covid-19-african.md) | -0.0% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 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) | +6.7% | +6.2% |
| SOY | 2018-12-02 | [U.S., China agree on trade war ceasefire after Trump, Xi summit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61446-u-s-china-agree-on-trade-war-ceasefire-after-trump-xi-summit.md) | +1.7% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2020-08-21 | [Exports under China trade deal closely watched - Texas Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51482-exports-under-china-trade-deal-closely-watched-texas-farm-bureau.md) | +3.8% | +15.6% |
| SOY | 2019-03-04 | [U.S. and China Near a Trade Deal to Drop Tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59969-u-s-and-china-near-a-trade-deal-to-drop-tariffs.md) | -1.7% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2026-09-29 | [U.S.-China Trade Details \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14549-u-s-china-trade-details-red-river-farm-network.md) | -2.9% | -8.0% |
| 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 | 2018-12-02 | [U.S., China agree on trade war ceasefire after Trump, Xi summit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61446-u-s-china-agree-on-trade-war-ceasefire-after-trump-xi-summit.md) | +6.8% | +8.4% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/business/china-u-s-farm-ties-are-stronger-than-ever-despite-trade-war

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