# China’s corn imports to go through seamless drop - Food & Agribusiness

> China's corn imports from the US rose because domestic corn supply may be tight in the second quarter of 2017, particularly in South China. Ukraine is also shifting its corn exports toward the Middle East and new markets.

- Date: 2017-04-14 · published 2017-04-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71365-china-s-corn-imports-to-go-through-seamless-drop-food-and-agribusiness
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Expected tight Chinese supply supports import demand in the near term, but the seasonal import drop after that would reduce US corn export demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-08-10 | [China expects its U.S. agricultural imports to fall sharply - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63520-china-expects-its-u-s-agricultural-imports-to-fall-sharply-grainews.md) | -7.5% | -9.1% |
| CORN | 2019-03-14 | [Grains Mixed, Trade Attempts to Sort Through China Rumors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6537-grains-mixed-trade-attempts-to-sort-through-china-rumors.md) | +4.2% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2024-03-26 | [China 2024 grain imports seen near record high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14766-china-2024-grain-imports-seen-near-record-high.md) | -4.6% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2022-04-06 | [China Diversifies Ag Imports, U.S. Gets Smaller Piece \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14945-china-diversifies-ag-imports-u-s-gets-smaller-piece-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.9% | -6.1% |
| CORN | 2021-08-30 | [WTO to examine U.S.-China dispute on grain import quotas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45413-wto-to-examine-u-s-china-dispute-on-grain-import-quotas.md) | -6.1% | -11.6% |

## Sources

- foodagribusiness.world: https://www.foodagribusiness.world/feed/chinas-corn-imports-to-go-through-seamless-drop

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