# China grain imports fall sharply | 2018-08-24  | World Grain

> Reuters customs data showed China's grain imports fell sharply in July as tariffs on U.S. supplies and higher international prices curbed buying. Sorghum, corn and wheat imports all dropped year over year. Most of China's sorghum has historically come from the United States.

- Date: 2018-08-24 · published 2018-08-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63417-china-grain-imports-fall-sharply-2018-08-24-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)

## Why it matters

The decline removes a significant outlet for U.S. feed grains and shifts Chinese demand to other origins. Higher world prices add to the pressure on buyers.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-08-17 | [China increasing US sorghum imports \| 2020-08-17  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51678-china-increasing-us-sorghum-imports-2020-08-17-world-grain.md) | +1.3% | +9.3% |
| CORN | 2021-12-16 | [Will China's Imports of Corn Remain High in 2022? \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14971-will-china-s-imports-of-corn-remain-high-in-2022-feed-and-grain.md) | -2.7% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2020-03-23 | [China purchases US grain \| 2020-03-23  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54006-china-purchases-us-grain-2020-03-23-world-grain.md) | -0.8% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2024-07-15 | [China sets record feed grain imports amid global market shifts \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14734-china-sets-record-feed-grain-imports-amid-global-market-shifts-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.5% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2025-02-07 | [Mexico officially repeals biotech imports corn ban \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26006-mexico-officially-repeals-biotech-imports-corn-ban-world-grain.md) | +1.5% | -6.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-23 | [China's July grain imports plunge as tariffs on U.S. supplies bite \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63415-china-s-july-grain-imports-plunge-as-tariffs-on-u-s-supplies-bite-farmtario.md) | +1.6% | -0.1% |
| 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 | 2021-01-18 | [China's corn, wheat imports in 2020 reach record highs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49007-china-s-corn-wheat-imports-in-2020-reach-record-highs.md) | +0.1% | -5.3% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/10876-china-grain-imports-fall-sharply

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