# US sorghum exports need demand generation to stave off China tariff impact

> China's anti-dumping duty of 178.6% on US sorghum leaves the sector in a precarious position, according to market sources. US sorghum acreage has shrunk to 5.6 million hectares, and China took nearly 89% of last marketing year's exports.

- Date: 2018-04-17 · published 2018-04-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65574-us-sorghum-exports-need-demand-generation-to-stave-off-china-tariff-impact
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Loss of China, which took most US sorghum exports, will require new buyers at lower prices. Smaller acreage limits how much supply will need to be absorbed, partly offsetting the demand loss.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Sources

- agricensus.com: https://www.agricensus.com/Article/US-sorghum-exports-need-demand-generation-to-stave-off-China-tariff-impact-1424.html

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