# China Boosts U.S. Corn Imports and Good Time for Farm Bill Negotiations - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST

> China has bought up to 700,000 tons of mainly U.S. corn in the past month and is expected to step up purchases as buyers seek cheap imports. The EPA finalized 2018-2019 biofuel volumes at 19.29 billion gallons, including 15 billion gallons of conventional biofuel, mostly corn-based ethanol, but did not raise biodiesel levels.

- Date: 2017-12-01 · published 2017-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67343-china-boosts-u-s-corn-imports-and-good-time-for-farm-bill-negotiations-ag
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed Chinese corn buying supports U.S. export demand, while the EPA's ethanol volumes underpin domestic corn use and could firm corn prices; biodiesel unchanged keeps soybean oil demand flat.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-07-24 | [USTR on Export Status and China Approves 2 More GMOs - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69911-ustr-on-export-status-and-china-approves-2-more-gmos-ag-information-network-of.md) | -0.9% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2022-06-15 | [Lifting Tariffs on China - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14925-lifting-tariffs-on-china-ag-information-network-of-the-west.md) | -1.6% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2023-06-01 | [China’s imports of U.S. food on the rise - WEDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14834-china-s-imports-of-u-s-food-on-the-rise-wedc.md) | -2.2% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2017-07-11 | [Retail Egg Prices Reach New Lows and Another Soda Tax - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69968-retail-egg-prices-reach-new-lows-and-another-soda-tax-ag-information-network-of.md) | -4.3% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2020-05-05 | [China and Mexico Buy U.S. Corn and Soybeans \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53115-china-and-mexico-buy-u-s-corn-and-soybeans-red-river-farm-network.md) | +0.1% | +1.4% |
| SBO | 2021-04-21 | [U.S. Soybean Exports to China Swell in March, as Brazil Suspends Corn, Soy Import Duties \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47453-u-s-soybean-exports-to-china-swell-in-march-as-brazil-suspends-corn-soy-import.md) | +8.7% | +13.3% |
| SBO | 2025-04-21 | [U.S.-China trade war 2.0: What are the implications for global oilseed markets? \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14672-u-s-china-trade-war-2-0-what-are-the-implications-for-global-oilseed-markets.md) | +2.9% | +1.5% |
| SBO | 2022-06-15 | [China Brief 084 \| China lifts three-year ban on Canadian canola, Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, CWF’s Belt and Road Monitor Canada West FoundationCanada West Foundation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40908-china-brief-084-china-lifts-three-year-ban-on-canadian-canola-canada-s-indo.md) | -7.0% | -20.0% |

## Sources

- aginfo.net: https://www.aginfo.net/report/38690/The-Agribusiness-Update/China-Boosts-U-S-Corn-Imports-and-Good-Time-for-Farm-Bill-Negotiations

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