# Chinese buyers find barley loophole

> Despite China's blockade on most feed ingredient imports, about 40 million bushels of barley, mostly from Australia, entered China in March. Feed processors are buying barley as a cheaper substitute while corn, DDGS and sorghum imports have been restricted.

- Date: 2018-04-24 · published 2018-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65589-chinese-buyers-find-barley-loophole
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Chinese barley demand supports Australian and other barley prices, while the restrictions on sorghum and DDGS reduce demand for those feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- DDGS: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/chinese-buyers-find-barley-loophole

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