# U.S. sorghum growers fear China?s actions | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

> U.S. sorghum growers are worried about Chinese action after Beijing launched a dumping investigation into American grain sorghum. The article links the case to possible retaliation over U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs. It cites National Sorghum Producers CEO Tim Lust on the impact of trade restrictions.

- Date: 2018-03-13 · published 2018-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66065-u-s-sorghum-growers-fear-china-s-actions-iowa-agribusiness-radio-network
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The probe puts China's largest sorghum import market at risk, and the same pattern could spread to corn if trade tensions escalate.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-08-05 | [Chinese startle U.S. grain markets \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6045-chinese-startle-u-s-grain-markets-iowa-agribusiness-radio-network.md) | -2.4% | -8.2% |
| CORN | 2020-07-13 | [Grain markets carry somber tone into new trading week \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5291-grain-markets-carry-somber-tone-into-new-trading-week-iowa-agribusiness-radio.md) | -1.6% | -5.7% |
| CORN | 2017-01-11 | [U.S. Grains Council on China actions - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72865-u-s-grains-council-on-china-actions-morning-ag-clips.md) | +0.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2019-10-02 | [It’s not just China: US growers face long-term challenges \| 2019-10-01  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56550-it-s-not-just-china-us-growers-face-long-term-challenges-2019-10-01-agri-pulse.md) | +2.2% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2020-11-20 | [China Targets U.S. Farm Imports With Tariffs on Soy, Corn - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50015-china-targets-u-s-farm-imports-with-tariffs-on-soy-corn-pork-business.md) | +0.1% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com: https://iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com/u-s-sorghum-growers-fear-chinas-actions/

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