# China maintains strong demand for U.S. corn, soy: USDA

> USDA export sales data showed China bought 1.608 million tonnes of U.S. soybeans and 1.137 million tonnes of corn in the week ended Sept. 3. China is ramping up U.S. corn imports as it faces its first real corn shortfall in years.

- Date: 2020-09-11 · published 2020-09-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50982-china-maintains-strong-demand-for-u-s-corn-soy-usda
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained Chinese buying of U.S. soybeans and corn tightens export supplies and supports U.S. futures and feed grain prices. The corn shortfall suggests China's demand for imported feed grain will remain firm.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-04-13 | [China's Q1 soybean, grains imports surge on strong demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11178-china-s-q1-soybean-grains-imports-surge-on-strong-demand.md) | +4.9% | +17.2% |
| SOY | 2020-02-13 | [U.S. grains: Soy up on prospects for Chinese demand - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54655-u-s-grains-soy-up-on-prospects-for-chinese-demand-agcanada.md) | +0.0% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2023-01-31 | [China’s expanding swine herd cues demand for soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37764-china-s-expanding-swine-herd-cues-demand-for-soybeans.md) | -0.9% | -2.9% |
| SOY | 2017-10-19 | [U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn firm on export demand - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68544-u-s-grains-soy-wheat-corn-firm-on-export-demand-agcanada.md) | -0.9% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2022-04-29 | [Record U.S. corn, soy sales for next year signal demand strength, jitters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14938-record-u-s-corn-soy-sales-for-next-year-signal-demand-strength-jitters.md) | -1.6% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2021-04-13 | [China's Q1 soybean, grains imports surge on strong demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11178-china-s-q1-soybean-grains-imports-surge-on-strong-demand.md) | +1.5% | +23.9% |
| CORN | 2020-08-26 | [China’s demand for feed grains on the rise \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51597-china-s-demand-for-feed-grains-on-the-rise-feed-strategy.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2017-10-19 | [U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn firm on export demand - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68544-u-s-grains-soy-wheat-corn-firm-on-export-demand-agcanada.md) | +0.4% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-soybeans-idUSKBN26224K/

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