# China Purchases U.S. Sorghum, Corn as Trade Talks Continue | DRGNews

> USDA reported China made another 2.6 million bushel purchase of U.S. sorghum last week and also announced significant U.S. corn purchases. The buying occurred as U.S. and Chinese officials continued trade talks, with negotiators set to meet in Beijing.

- Date: 2019-03-25 · published 2019-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59966-china-purchases-u-s-sorghum-corn-as-trade-talks-continue-drgnews
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Fresh Chinese purchases of U.S. sorghum and corn support export demand and firm prices for feed grains. Continued buying would signal that the trade talks are supporting agricultural flows.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-03-26 | [“A Flurry of Chinese Purchases of U.S. Corn,” as Brazil Seeks Further Ag Trade Opening with China \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14855-a-flurry-of-chinese-purchases-of-u-s-corn-as-brazil-seeks-further-ag-trade.md) | +1.6% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2019-02-28 | [US-China trade talks continue to progress \| 2019-02-28  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60585-us-china-trade-talks-continue-to-progress-2019-02-28-meat-poultry.md) | -0.8% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2020-07-14 | [China Makes Record U.S. Corn Purchase \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51985-china-makes-record-u-s-corn-purchase-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | -1.1% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2021-02-12 | [China’s record corn purchases have traders wondering if bump can last](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48655-china-s-record-corn-purchases-have-traders-wondering-if-bump-can-last.md) | -1.6% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2020-07-14 | [China books record U.S. corn purchase, also buys soybeans \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51978-china-books-record-u-s-corn-purchase-also-buys-soybeans-reuters.md) | -1.1% | -3.2% |

## Sources

- drgnews.com: https://drgnews.com/2019/03/25/china-purchases-u-s-sorghum-corn-as-trade-talks-continue/

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