# U.S. Grains Council moves quickly to find buyers for U.S. sorghum

> The US Grains Council rerouted US sorghum vessels that were headed to China after the 178.6% preliminary duty was announced on April 18. Buyers in Spain, Saudi Arabia and other markets took the cargoes at significantly discounted prices.

- Date: 2018-05-16 · published 2018-05-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65081-u-s-grains-council-moves-quickly-to-find-buyers-for-u-s-sorghum
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Re-routing cargoes at discounts shows that export demand has partly replaced China, but the lower prices reflect the cost of losing the Chinese outlet.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/sorghum/u-s-grains-council-moves-quickly-to-find-buyers-for-u-s-sorghum

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