# Column: U.S. corn, soybean export sales smash July records on huge China deals

> US corn and soybean export sales hit July records, with total sales above 7 million tonnes after a large Chinese purchase. USDA's daily reporting system showed China buying 1.937 million tonnes of corn for delivery in the coming marketing year.

- Date: 2020-07-31 · published 2020-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5319-column-u-s-corn-soybean-export-sales-smash-july-records-on-huge-china-deals
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Chinese buying of US corn tightens export supplies and supports US corn prices, a major driver for feed grain markets.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-02-02 | [Column: Record new-crop U.S. soybean sales fly under radar versus China’s corn haul](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48470-column-record-new-crop-u-s-soybean-sales-fly-under-radar-versus-china-s-corn.md) | +0.4% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2019-12-12 | [Corn, wheat, soy rally on U.S.-China trade hopes, export demand \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6298-corn-wheat-soy-rally-on-u-s-china-trade-hopes-export-demand-financial-post.md) | +5.5% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2017-10-27 | [US export report: China buys soybeans / Spain buys](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68330-us-export-report-china-buys-soybeans-spain-buys.md) | -0.2% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2017-03-24 | [USDA exports – Corn, soybean, wheat sales up for the week](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71846-usda-exports-corn-soybean-wheat-sales-up-for-the-week.md) | +0.4% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2025-12-03 | [US corn futures rise on strong export sales](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21540-us-corn-futures-rise-on-strong-export-sales.md) | +0.7% | -0.4% |
| SOY | 2024-07-03 | [China poised for record July soybean imports on low prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14735-china-poised-for-record-july-soybean-imports-on-low-prices.md) | -2.0% | -11.7% |
| SOY | 2017-03-30 | [WEEKLY EXPORT REPORT: Soybean, wheat sales inch up, corn slips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71845-weekly-export-report-soybean-wheat-sales-inch-up-corn-slips.md) | -2.6% | -2.4% |
| SOY | 2016-10-27 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on export sales, soymeal gains - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9239-u-s-grains-soybeans-rise-on-export-sales-soymeal-gains-grainews.md) | -3.3% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUKKCN24W19X/

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