# U.S. Corn Supply and Chinese Demand Front-And-Center During Virtual JCI Conference - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council

> The virtual JCI conference in China focused on U.S. corn production, supply and demand, with discussion of acreage expectations and how lower oil prices and a stall in livestock processing could affect spring planting. A U.S. Grains Council manager said China is poised to be one of the largest U.S. corn buyers this year.

- Date: 2020-05-21 · published 2020-05-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53099-u-s-corn-supply-and-chinese-demand-front-and-center-during-virtual-jci
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of strong Chinese corn buying support U.S. corn export demand, though the event itself is an industry briefing without a new policy or purchase.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-04-02 | [Chart Of Note: U.S. Corn Sales To China Show Continued Activity Following Phase 1 Trade Deal - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53506-chart-of-note-u-s-corn-sales-to-china-show-continued-activity-following-phase-1.md) | -1.1% | -8.6% |
| CORN | 2018-11-05 | [Successful Marketing Leads To Additional Corn And DDGS Sales To Mexico - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62023-successful-marketing-leads-to-additional-corn-and-ddgs-sales-to-mexico-u-s.md) | +1.8% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2022-03-03 | [Council’s Long-term Investment Pays Off as China Becomes #1 Export Destination for U.S. Corn - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14951-council-s-long-term-investment-pays-off-as-china-becomes-1-export-destination.md) | -0.0% | +7.3% |
| CORN | 2020-09-10 | [Chinese Grain Purchasing In Full Swing As 2020/2021 Marketing Year Officially Starts - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50985-chinese-grain-purchasing-in-full-swing-as-2020-2021-marketing-year-officially.md) | +5.5% | +7.4% |
| CORN | 2019-07-24 | [Mexico Buyer Team Purchases U.S. Feed Grains During Export Exchange 2018 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58068-mexico-buyer-team-purchases-u-s-feed-grains-during-export-exchange-2018-u-s.md) | -0.4% | -12.0% |

## Sources

- grains.org: https://grains.org/u-s-corn-supply-and-chinese-demand-front-and-center-during-virtual-jci-conference/

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