# Rally of US agricultural exports to China on shaky ground | Journal of Commerce

> US agricultural exports to China are recovering, with containerized volumes up 96% over the last five months year on year, helped by the phase one trade deal. However, a strengthening dollar and possible economic collapse overseas from COVID-19 could reduce foreign demand for US exports.

- Date: 2020-03-27 · published 2020-03-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54004-rally-of-us-agricultural-exports-to-china-on-shaky-ground-journal-of-commerce
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Export recovery supports US farm demand, but a stronger dollar and weaker overseas economies threaten to cap future purchases and pressure prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- OCEANFRT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2019-03-24 | [Grains trending off lows; China talks dragging on - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9647-grains-trending-off-lows-china-talks-dragging-on-agweek-1-source-for.md) | +0.4% | +0.0% |
| DXY | 2022-01-03 | [Trade with China boosting ag exports to record levels – AgriNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14965-trade-with-china-boosting-ag-exports-to-record-levels-agrinews.md) | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2016-11-28 | [Soybeans rise 1.2 percent on strong U.S. exports, weaker dollar - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73899-soybeans-rise-1-2-percent-on-strong-u-s-exports-weaker-dollar-agweek-1-source.md) | -0.6% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2025-05-12 | [Oil Prices Jump on US-China Tariff Reduction](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12549-oil-prices-jump-on-us-china-tariff-reduction.md) | +0.5% | -1.3% |
| DXY | 2021-05-03 | [Sorghum Tops The List of Hottest Export Commodities -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47174-sorghum-tops-the-list-of-hottest-export-commodities.md) | -0.9% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- prod.int.joc.com: https://www.prod.int.joc.com/article/rally-of-us-agricultural-exports-to-china-on-shaky-ground-5209746

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