# Farming News - China: Grain and Feed Update

> China's 2018/19 corn production forecast was lowered due to weather and pest stress, and China imposed additional tariffs on US sorghum that are expected to reduce imports. MY2018/19 rice import forecasts were also lowered as domestic rice became cheaper, and state corn auctions were record-sized.

- Date: 2018-10-02 · published 2018-10-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62620-farming-news-china-grain-and-feed-update
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Chinese corn output and reduced US sorghum imports tighten feed grain demand for US sorghum, while lower rice imports weigh on rice export prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- RICE: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-10-05 | [China’s buying — and U.S. farms cashing in](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44412-china-s-buying-and-u-s-farms-cashing-in.md) | -1.3% | +7.4% |
| CORN | 2021-03-23 | [China Demand Likely to Continue \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8504-china-demand-likely-to-continue-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.5% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2021-02-04 | [Grain Exports to China Continue Rising \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48471-grain-exports-to-china-continue-rising-feed-and-grain.md) | -3.1% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2017-08-10 | [Grains And Oilseeds News in Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69567-grains-and-oilseeds-news-in-brief.md) | -4.5% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 2020-08-26 | [China’s demand for feed grains on the rise \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51597-china-s-demand-for-feed-grains-on-the-rise-feed-strategy.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| RICE | 2017-08-21 | [US seeks WTO scrutiny of China's grain import quotas \| MLex \| Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69321-us-seeks-wto-scrutiny-of-china-s-grain-import-quotas-mlex-specialist-news-and.md) | +2.1% | +6.1% |
| RICE | 2021-07-19 | [US revives WTO grain import quota case as China lags behind in commitments to buy American farm goods \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45922-us-revives-wto-grain-import-quota-case-as-china-lags-behind-in-commitments-to.md) | +2.9% | +2.3% |
| RICE | 2022-01-16 | [A win is still a win, even with an asterisk - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43225-a-win-is-still-a-win-even-with-an-asterisk-rice-farming.md) | +5.6% | +6.1% |

## Sources

- farming.co.uk: https://farming.co.uk/news/china-grain-and-feed-update

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