# Sorghum higher on Chinese demand | Queensland Country Life | QLD

> Queensland and NSW sorghum values rose over recent weeks on reported export sales to China, with new-crop Darling Downs bids up $25 to about $295. Chinese feed grain imports are also running well above last year, with corn imports up about a third year to date.

- Date: 2020-08-31 · published 2020-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51675-sorghum-higher-on-chinese-demand-queensland-country-life-qld
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Chinese demand for Australian sorghum, mostly for alcohol production, supports local feed grain prices and competes with US sorghum for export business. Wheat and barley also firmed on global strength.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-09 | [Australian grain exports surge \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71947-australian-grain-exports-surge-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | +0.7% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-03-24 | [Chicago grains higher after week of Black Sea doubts, China demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5079-chicago-grains-higher-after-week-of-black-sea-doubts-china-demand.md) | +11.4% | +4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-03 | [Eastern grain demand won’t wane soon \| Countryman](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58042-eastern-grain-demand-won-t-wane-soon-countryman.md) | -1.5% | -3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-16 | [Feedgrain Focus: Barley lifts on China demand - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12477-feedgrain-focus-barley-lifts-on-china-demand-grain-central.md) | +3.7% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-01-29 | [Corn holds firm near 7-1/2 year high on China demand \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49182-corn-holds-firm-near-7-1-2-year-high-on-china-demand-financial-post.md) | -9.7% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- queenslandcountrylife.com.au: https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/6902824/sorghum-values-higher-on-demand-from-china/

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