# China's Production and Stocks Could Continue Lower

> Analysts estimate China's 2017 corn crop at 7.7 to 8.1 billion bushels, below the official 8.35 billion and USDA's 8.46 billion. Surveys suggest Chinese farmers cut corn acreage, which could push 2017-18 ending stocks to the smallest since 2011-12.

- Date: 2017-06-26 · published 2017-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70355-china-s-production-and-stocks-could-continue-lower
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller Chinese corn crop and tighter stocks could require more corn and DDGS imports, supporting US and global corn export prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-12-29 | [La Nina, Storms Affected 2020 Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49484-la-nina-storms-affected-2020-production.md) | +8.4% | +20.0% |
| CORN | 2023-02-15 | [Argentina's 2022-23 production and export revenue to fall - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13984-argentina-s-2022-23-production-and-export-revenue-to-fall-fastmarkets.md) | -0.3% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2026-10-12 | [Argentina’s soy production grows under super El Niño \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13772-argentina-s-soy-production-grows-under-super-el-nino-world-grain.md) | -1.1% | — |
| CORN | 2022-12-30 | [Third La Nina Year Influenced Lower Production, Forage Shortages and Higher Grain Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38160-third-la-nina-year-influenced-lower-production-forage-shortages-and-higher.md) | -2.1% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2025-03-25 | [Global corn stocks low and falling - prices to rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25595-global-corn-stocks-low-and-falling-prices-to-rise.md) | -1.5% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2017/06/26/chinas-production-stocks-continue

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