# Import duties for maize, sorghum and rye updated | AGENCE EUROPE

> The European Commission raised the import duty on maize, sorghum and rye to €10.95 per tonne from 1 September, up from €5.16 set on 8 August. The automatic mechanism was triggered because the weaker dollar pushed Chicago maize prices lower.

- Date: 2017-08-31 · published 2017-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69511-import-duties-for-maize-sorghum-and-rye-updated-agence-europe
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher EU import duties make non-EU maize and sorghum more expensive for European feed buyers, reducing import demand and weighing on US and Black Sea export prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2017-09-01 | [E.U. doubles import duty for corn, sorghum, rye \| World-grain.com \| September 01, 2017 13:29 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69016-e-u-doubles-import-duty-for-corn-sorghum-rye-world-grain-com-september-01-2017.md) | -0.4% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2022-01-19 | [Mexican science agency halves recommendation for glyphosate imports this year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43124-mexican-science-agency-halves-recommendation-for-glyphosate-imports-this-year.md) | +2.1% | +6.9% |
| 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% |
| DXY | 2018-02-16 | [Crude Oil/WTI: Oil caught a bid on report of OPEC-NOPEC long-term alliance and softer USD — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66663-crude-oil-wti-oil-caught-a-bid-on-report-of-opec-nopec-long-term-alliance-and.md) | +0.6% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2026-03-10 | [Yuan Rallies by Most Since May After PBOC Boosts Fixing Support - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11464-yuan-rallies-by-most-since-may-after-pboc-boosts-fixing-support-bloomberg.md) | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2017-01-31 | [Euro spikes after Trump's trade adviser says Germany is using 'grossly undervalued' currency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73173-euro-spikes-after-trump-s-trade-adviser-says-germany-is-using-grossly.md) | -0.6% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- agenceurope.eu: https://agenceurope.eu/en/bulletin/article/11853/5/import-duties-for-maize-sorghum-and-rye-updated

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