# U.S.  Export Sales of Sorghum Shine While Corn Dims

> USDA projects 2017/18 US overseas corn sales at 1.85 billion bushels, down 19.3% from a year earlier and the lowest since 2012/13. Export inspections are down 45.9% and sales are off 33.6% year on year. Sorghum export sales are highlighted as strong while corn lags.

- Date: 2017-10-26 · published 2017-10-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68531-u-s-export-sales-of-sorghum-shine-while-corn-dims
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Weak corn export pace and a likely USDA export cut weigh on corn prices, while strong sorghum export demand supports sorghum as a feed substitute.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-30 | [WEEKLY EXPORT REPORT: Soybean, wheat sales inch up, corn slips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71845-weekly-export-report-soybean-wheat-sales-inch-up-corn-slips.md) | +0.9% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2018-11-01 | [China slashed its imports of U.S. sorghum, soybean, and corn in September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61930-china-slashed-its-imports-of-u-s-sorghum-soybean-and-corn-in-september.md) | +3.6% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2020-03-20 | [U.S. wheat, soy rise after export deals; corn sags on ethanol woes \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6108-u-s-wheat-soy-rise-after-export-deals-corn-sags-on-ethanol-woes-financial-post.md) | -0.6% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2022-07-22 | [U.N.-led deal to ensure safe export of Ukraine's grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14468-u-n-led-deal-to-ensure-safe-export-of-ukraine-s-grain.md) | -2.2% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2024-09-13 | [Weathering the Storm: U.S. Corn Exports Drop as China Shifts Import Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14719-weathering-the-storm-u-s-corn-exports-drop-as-china-shifts-import-strategy.md) | +2.9% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/AG/blogs/fundamentally-speaking/blog-post/2017/10/26/u-s-export-sales-sorghum-shine-corn

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