# Trade war lowers China’s grain imports | 2018-09-24  | World Grain

> China's customs data showed grain imports fell sharply in August after retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods. Sorghum imports were 79% below a year earlier, corn fell 13.5%, wheat dropped 51.6%, and barley fell 29.1%.

- Date: 2018-09-24 · published 2018-09-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62890-trade-war-lowers-china-s-grain-imports-2018-09-24-world-grain
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Sharp drops in Chinese demand for U.S. sorghum, corn and wheat weaken export outlooks and put pressure on U.S. feed grain prices unless buyers find alternative origins.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-01-24 | [Trade War’s impact on grain shipping \| 2019-01-24  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61014-trade-war-s-impact-on-grain-shipping-2019-01-24-world-grain.md) | +1.4% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2018-08-07 | [Shipping markets in chaos over trade war \| 2018-08-07  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63422-shipping-markets-in-chaos-over-trade-war-2018-08-07-world-grain.md) | -9.1% | -9.9% |
| CORN | 2018-10-23 | [China grain imports plunge in September amid trade war with U.S., higher prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62397-china-grain-imports-plunge-in-september-amid-trade-war-with-u-s-higher-prices.md) | -0.9% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2023-06-21 | [China intensifies imports of grains and oilseeds amid lower world prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14833-china-intensifies-imports-of-grains-and-oilseeds-amid-lower-world-prices.md) | -3.2% | -12.0% |
| CORN | 2025-09-02 | [China’s grain imports have slumped big-time](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22844-china-s-grain-imports-have-slumped-big-time.md) | +1.0% | +3.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-02 | [China’s grain imports have slumped big-time](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22844-china-s-grain-imports-have-slumped-big-time.md) | -1.4% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-01-29 | [Grain trade flows shifting \| 2021-01-29  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48979-grain-trade-flows-shifting-2021-01-29-world-grain.md) | -9.7% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-01 | [China Targets U.S. Farm Imports With Tariffs \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49501-china-targets-u-s-farm-imports-with-tariffs-feed-and-grain.md) | +9.5% | +8.9% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/11012-trade-war-lowers-chinas-grain-imports

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