# China's July grain imports plunge as tariffs on U.S. supplies bite | Farmtario

> China's July grain imports fell sharply after Beijing imposed tariffs on U.S. shipments. Sorghum imports dropped 62.5% to 220,000 tonnes, corn fell 63.7% to 330,000 tonnes, and wheat fell 43% to 140,000 tonnes. Chicago corn and wheat futures rose 7.4% and 9.8% from July 6 to month-end.

- Date: 2018-08-23 · published 2018-08-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63415-china-s-july-grain-imports-plunge-as-tariffs-on-u-s-supplies-bite-farmtario
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

China is a major outlet for U.S. sorghum and a large buyer of U.S. corn and wheat, so the drop shifts demand to other origins and cuts U.S. export sales. Higher international prices also reduced Chinese buying, which supports futures.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-12-23 | [China’s Soy Imports to Top 100 Million Tons as U.S. Supply Jumps - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49645-china-s-soy-imports-to-top-100-million-tons-as-u-s-supply-jumps-caixin-global.md) | +4.2% | +18.2% |
| CORN | 2019-10-31 | [Exclusive: Beijing could ax extra tariffs on U.S. farm products to boost imports - China trade association chief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56422-exclusive-beijing-could-ax-extra-tariffs-on-u-s-farm-products-to-boost-imports.md) | +0.9% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2026-07-02 | [China and U.S. seek tariff rollback on farm products - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14562-china-and-u-s-seek-tariff-rollback-on-farm-products-tt.md) | +0.2% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2021-04-13 | [China's Q1 soybean, grains imports surge on strong demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11178-china-s-q1-soybean-grains-imports-surge-on-strong-demand.md) | +1.5% | +23.9% |
| CORN | 2020-04-30 | [China Boosts Low-Tariff Corn Imports as State Reserves Drop (1)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53501-china-boosts-low-tariff-corn-imports-as-state-reserves-drop-1.md) | +1.9% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-13 | [China's Q1 soybean, grains imports surge on strong demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11178-china-s-q1-soybean-grains-imports-surge-on-strong-demand.md) | +4.1% | +7.2% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-24 | [China grain imports fall sharply \| 2018-08-24  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63417-china-grain-imports-fall-sharply-2018-08-24-world-grain.md) | +1.5% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-09 | [China’s Grain Imports Surge 30% on Rising Livestock Demand - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49503-china-s-grain-imports-surge-30-on-rising-livestock-demand-caixin-global.md) | -1.1% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- farmtario.com: https://farmtario.com/daily/chinas-july-grain-imports-plunge-as-tariffs-on-u-s-supplies-bite/

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