# US export report: China buys soybeans / Spain buys

> USDA export sales reports show U.S. exporters sold 132,000 metric tons of corn to Spain and 238,000 metric tons of soybeans to China for 2017/18 delivery. The report was published on October 27, 2017.

- Date: 2017-10-27 · published 2017-10-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68330-us-export-report-china-buys-soybeans-spain-buys
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

New sales to China and Spain support export demand for U.S. soybeans and corn. The volumes are modest and are unlikely to move futures much on their own.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-08-17 | [Weekly Export Report - China buys more soybeans \| Farm Progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69323-weekly-export-report-china-buys-more-soybeans-farm-progress.md) | +1.4% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 2022-10-13 | [USDA exports –China, unknown buys soybeans - Big River Resources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14898-usda-exports-china-unknown-buys-soybeans-big-river-resources.md) | -1.7% | +4.6% |
| SOY | 2021-06-25 | [China Buys More U.S. Soybeans \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46618-china-buys-more-u-s-soybeans-red-river-farm-network.md) | +5.5% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2017-06-20 | [China may buy record volume of U.S. soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70349-china-may-buy-record-volume-of-u-s-soybeans.md) | -3.3% | +5.5% |
| SOY | 2024-06-14 | [China is Buying Soybeans Again, But Why? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14741-china-is-buying-soybeans-again-but-why-agweb.md) | -2.4% | -9.4% |
| CORN | 2022-10-13 | [USDA exports –China, unknown buys soybeans - Big River Resources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14898-usda-exports-china-unknown-buys-soybeans-big-river-resources.md) | +1.6% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2020-07-14 | [China books record U.S. corn purchase, also buys soybeans \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51978-china-books-record-u-s-corn-purchase-also-buys-soybeans-reuters.md) | -1.1% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2017-09-13 | [Soybeans supported by new export sale to China - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68860-soybeans-supported-by-new-export-sale-to-china-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.3% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/news/newsticker-us-export-report-china-buys-soybeans-spain-buys-maize-2017-10-27

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