# China Grain Imports Plunge Amidst Tariffs - Southeast AgNET

> Chinese grain imports fell in July after heavy tariffs between the U.S. and China took effect. Sorghum imports fell 62.5%, corn fell 63% and wheat fell 43% year over year. Chinese experts blamed the trade war, and China has begun importing pork from Chile and the EU.

- Date: 2018-08-28 · published 2018-08-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63421-china-grain-imports-plunge-amidst-tariffs-southeast-agnet
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lost Chinese demand for U.S. feed grains pressures U.S. sorghum and corn export values. Shifting purchases to other origins limits any recovery in U.S. exports until the dispute eases.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-01-28 | [Panamax Pain as China's Grain Imports Plunge 51%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26705-panamax-pain-as-china-s-grain-imports-plunge-51.md) | +0.7% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 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) | -0.4% | +1.4% |
| 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 | 2018-04-04 | [CPO to gain from China’s soybean import tariff \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65604-cpo-to-gain-from-china-s-soybean-import-tariff-the-star.md) | +0.2% | +1.9% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- southeastagnet.com: https://southeastagnet.com/2018/08/28/china-grain-imports-plunge-amidst-tariffs/

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