# Chinese Corn, Sorghum And DDGS Team Investigates U.S. Production And Quality - América Latina

> A team of Chinese buyers of corn, sorghum and DDGS toured U.S. farms, ethanol plants, elevators and export terminals from Iowa to Kansas and New Orleans, organized by the U.S. Grains Council. The team also met U.S. trading companies and received training at Kansas State University.

- Date: 2017-11-06 · published 2017-11-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67863-chinese-corn-sorghum-and-ddgs-team-investigates-u-s-production-and-quality
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

The visit is a step toward potential Chinese purchases of U.S. feed grains and co-products, which could support corn, sorghum and DDGS export demand, though no volumes were announced.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-08-31 | [Work With Canadian Producers Spurs U.S. DDGS Sales - América Latina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69548-work-with-canadian-producers-spurs-u-s-ddgs-sales-america-latina.md) | +3.9% | +4.5% |
| CORN | 2022-03-03 | [Council’s Long-term Investment Pays Off as China Becomes #1 Export Destination for U.S. Corn - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14951-council-s-long-term-investment-pays-off-as-china-becomes-1-export-destination.md) | -0.0% | +7.3% |
| CORN | 2021-05-19 | [China races to modernize pork production, pushing up corn and soy demand \| 2021-05-18  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46956-china-races-to-modernize-pork-production-pushing-up-corn-and-soy-demand-2021-05.md) | -5.0% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2019-03-25 | [China Purchases U.S. Sorghum, Corn as Trade Talks Continue \| DRGNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59966-china-purchases-u-s-sorghum-corn-as-trade-talks-continue-drgnews.md) | -5.0% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2020-08-25 | [Protein shake up: China’s demand for pork, sorghum, corn surges \| Agriculture \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51477-protein-shake-up-china-s-demand-for-pork-sorghum-corn-surges-agriculture-al.md) | +3.0% | +8.9% |

## Sources

- grains.org: https://grains.org/ltamex/chinese-corn-sorghum-and-ddgs-team-investigates-u-s-production-and-quality/

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