# China ups 2019/20 corn import forecast on U.S. trade deal prospects

> China's 2019/20 corn import forecast was raised to 4 million tonnes, up 1 million from the prior month, after Beijing exempted extra tariffs on US products including corn and sorghum in March. The figure comes from the country's agriculture ministry.

- Date: 2020-04-09 · published 2020-04-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53502-china-ups-2019-20-corn-import-forecast-on-u-s-trade-deal-prospects
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Chinese corn import estimates signal stronger demand for US and other exporters' corn and sorghum. The increase is modest relative to global trade.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-10-09 | [USDA forecasts slight improvement in China’s feed demand \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27856-usda-forecasts-slight-improvement-in-china-s-feed-demand-meat-poultry.md) | -3.3% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2025-09-17 | [France Updates Wheat and Corn Production Forecasts for 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22802-france-updates-wheat-and-corn-production-forecasts-for-2025.md) | -0.9% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2024-07-15 | [WASDE update: Better supply prospects for wheat and corn \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29205-wasde-update-better-supply-prospects-for-wheat-and-corn-articles-ing-think.md) | -1.5% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2021-05-27 | [U.S. Farm Exports Forecast at 8% Above 2014's Record](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46958-u-s-farm-exports-forecast-at-8-above-2014-s-record.md) | +6.1% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2021-11-11 | [China’s Coarse Grain Imports for 2020/21, Doubles the Previous Record \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14983-china-s-coarse-grain-imports-for-2020-21-doubles-the-previous-record-farm.md) | -0.8% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-crops/china-ups-2019-20-corn-import-forecast-on-u-s-trade-deal-prospects-idUSKCN21R1IM/

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