# China imports corn as domestic prices rise – Customs Today Newspaper

> Chinese buyers have bought about 10 to 12 cargoes of mainly U.S. corn in the past month and are expected to buy more. The purchases are for February to April arrivals at about 1,530 yuan a tonne landed in Guangdong, roughly 300 yuan cheaper than domestic corn.

- Date: 2017-11-29 · published 2017-11-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67857-china-imports-corn-as-domestic-prices-rise-customs-today-newspaper
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A record spread between Chinese domestic and Chicago prices is pulling U.S. corn exports higher, which supports U.S. corn prices and export demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-08-12 | [China's corn imports from US set to rise 67.6% in 2024-25 on higher Brazilian prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14725-china-s-corn-imports-from-us-set-to-rise-67-6-in-2024-25-on-higher-brazilian.md) | -1.6% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2021-04-22 | [Corn, Soybean Prices Climb, While Record Chinese Corn Imports Expected - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6621-corn-soybean-prices-climb-while-record-chinese-corn-imports-expected-farm.md) | +11.6% | +9.8% |
| CORN | 2020-04-30 | [China Boosts Low-Tariff Corn Imports as State Reserves Drop (1)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53501-china-boosts-low-tariff-corn-imports-as-state-reserves-drop-1.md) | +1.9% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2020-11-26 | [China’s Set to Import More U.S. Corn and Squeeze Global Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50017-china-s-set-to-import-more-u-s-corn-and-squeeze-global-prices-bloomberg.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2019-12-16 | [Corn prices rose 4% on news of USA and Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12108-corn-prices-rose-4-on-news-of-usa-and-argentina.md) | +4.2% | +4.8% |

## Sources

- customstoday.media: https://customstoday.media/china-imports-corn-as-domestic-prices-rise/

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