# Adjustments to import duty for maize, sorghum and rye | AGENCE EUROPE

> The European Commission set the import duty on maize, sorghum and rye at €5.16 per tonne from 8 August, triggered by ample supply and low maize prices. The rule is based on the EU cereal import duty regulation and the gap between the EU reference price and US maize prices.

- Date: 2017-08-20 · published 2017-08-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69513-adjustments-to-import-duty-for-maize-sorghum-and-rye-agence-europe
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

A duty increase raises landed costs of imported feedgrains into the EU, cutting import demand and pressuring US and other exporter prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2017-09-01 | [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% |
| CORN | 2025-03-17 | [Will A Drop In Sorghum Exports Hurt Corn Values? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25638-will-a-drop-in-sorghum-exports-hurt-corn-values-agweb.md) | +7.3% | +7.8% |

## Sources

- agenceurope.eu: https://agenceurope.eu/en/bulletin/article/11844/5/adjustments-to-import-duty-for-maize-sorghum-and-rye

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