# China's appetite for sorghum continues | DPO International

> China's sorghum consumption is forecast at 8.9 million tonnes for 2017-18, up from 8.8 million in 2016-17 but below the 2015-16 peak of 11 million. Most of the supply will be imported, largely from the United States, as DDGS imports decline and livestock feed use grows.

- Date: 2018-01-03 · published 2018-01-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66982-china-s-appetite-for-sorghum-continues-dpo-international
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Steady Chinese sorghum import demand supports U.S. sorghum exports, while a shift away from DDGS toward sorghum tightens substitute feed markets and can lift sorghum prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-11-21 | [China's nod to Brazilian sorghum may serve as test for US relations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27463-china-s-nod-to-brazilian-sorghum-may-serve-as-test-for-us-relations.md) | -3.5% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2020-09-02 | [Chinese market reopened for Argentine sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51169-chinese-market-reopened-for-argentine-sorghum.md) | +0.4% | +5.4% |
| CORN | 2018-04-24 | [AgriMarketing.com - Sorghum Prices Fall 3x In Wake Of China's Tariff Announcement](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65573-agrimarketing-com-sorghum-prices-fall-3x-in-wake-of-china-s-tariff-announcement.md) | +2.2% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2020-10-01 | [International grain trade - Ontario Grain Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50615-international-grain-trade-ontario-grain-farmer.md) | -0.3% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2018-05-23 | [U.S.-China trade row sows confusion in farmer planting plans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64914-u-s-china-trade-row-sows-confusion-in-farmer-planting-plans.md) | -0.5% | -8.5% |

## Sources

- dpointernational.com: https://dpointernational.com/food-industry-news/technical-solutions/chinas-appetite-sorghum-continues/

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