# Council Researches U.S. Sorghum Use In Chinese Baijiu - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council

> The U.S. Grains Council is funding research into sorghum use in baijiu, a Chinese distilled spirit where sorghum can make up to 50% of the grain. Two vessels of U.S. sorghum have already been sold to China in 2019 for baijiu, with buyers agreeing to pay an extra 25% duty if trade talks are unresolved on arrival.

- Date: 2019-04-11 · published 2019-04-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59654-council-researches-u-s-sorghum-use-in-chinese-baijiu-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

A new non-feed demand channel for U.S. sorghum in China could support export volumes, though the volumes shown are small.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- grains.org: https://grains.org/council-researches-u-s-sorghum-use-in-chinese-baijiu/

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