# E.U. doubles import duty for corn, sorghum, rye | World-grain.com | September 01, 2017 13:29 | World Grain

> The European Union doubled its import duty on maize, sorghum and rye to €10.95 per tonne, up from €5.16, effective from September 1. The change follows the automatic mechanism tied to the weaker U.S. dollar and lower U.S. corn prices.

- Date: 2017-09-01 · published 2017-09-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69016-e-u-doubles-import-duty-for-corn-sorghum-rye-world-grain-com-september-01-2017
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

A higher EU import duty makes U.S. corn and sorghum less competitive in Europe, which reduces export demand and pressures prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-05-07 | [European Commission updates import duties \| 2020-05-07  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53205-european-commission-updates-import-duties-2020-05-07-world-grain.md) | +0.2% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2020-04-30 | [European Commission implements import duties \| 2020-04-30  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53717-european-commission-implements-import-duties-2020-04-30-world-grain.md) | +1.9% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2017-08-31 | [Import duties for maize, sorghum and rye updated \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69511-import-duties-for-maize-sorghum-and-rye-updated-agence-europe.md) | +3.9% | +4.5% |
| CORN | 2017-12-07 | [Corn, rice self-sufficiency campaign distorting Indonesia’s market \| World-grain.com \| December 07, 2017 15:36 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67533-corn-rice-self-sufficiency-campaign-distorting-indonesia-s-market-world-grain.md) | +2.9% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2017-08-20 | [Adjustments to import duty for maize, sorghum and rye \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69513-adjustments-to-import-duty-for-maize-sorghum-and-rye-agence-europe.md) | -3.4% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/8620-e-u-doubles-import-duty-for-corn-sorghum-rye

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