# Maize front-end tighter at 155.00 EUR / t - China buys

> Maize front-end prices tightened to 155.00 EUR/t as China bought more US corn. Cloudy crop prospects were also reported for Brazil's corn crop.

- Date: 2017-12-06 · published 2017-12-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67509-maize-front-end-tighter-at-155-00-eur-t-china-buys
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Chinese purchases of US corn tighten nearby export supply, supporting US corn prices. Doubts over Brazil's crop add support as an alternative supplier becomes less certain.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-08-31 | [Corn front date rises again to 183.00 EUR / t - US](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63559-corn-front-date-rises-again-to-183-00-eur-t-us.md) | +2.5% | +4.3% |
| CORN | 2020-08-18 | [China, facing high corn prices, buys more from U.S](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51475-china-facing-high-corn-prices-buys-more-from-u-s.md) | -0.0% | +5.4% |
| CORN | 2026-08-26 | [Grains Extend Rally, Corn Makes 3-Year Highs, China Buys Beans - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12347-grains-extend-rally-corn-makes-3-year-highs-china-buys-beans-agweb.md) | +3.3% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2025-07-24 | [Ahead of the Open \| China buys U.S. corn - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14646-ahead-of-the-open-china-buys-u-s-corn-pro-farmer.md) | +1.0% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2020-05-27 | [China buys more; will it be enough for Phase One?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52985-china-buys-more-will-it-be-enough-for-phase-one.md) | +1.4% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/news/press-review-maize-front-end-tighter-15500-eur-t-china-buys-more-us-corn-cloudy-crop

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