# China forecasts corn imports at decade low, spooking exporters

> China's Ministry of Agriculture forecast corn imports for the 2016/17 crop year at 800,000 tonnes, down 200,000 tonnes from its previous estimate, marking a decade low. The USDA expects imports of around 3 million tonnes.

- Date: 2017-02-09 · published 2017-02-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72353-china-forecasts-corn-imports-at-decade-low-spooking-exporters
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Chinese corn imports reduce demand for exported corn and weigh on global corn export prices, while the gap versus USDA's forecast highlights uncertainty in import demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-06-23 | [FAS USDA lowers the forecast for corn import from Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70472-fas-usda-lowers-the-forecast-for-corn-import-from-mexico.md) | -0.6% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2021-07-12 | [U.S. corn ending stocks top forecasts in WASDE report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46002-u-s-corn-ending-stocks-top-forecasts-in-wasde-report.md) | -6.7% | -7.2% |
| CORN | 2026-01-20 | [CHINA DATA: Dec corn imports climb 44.2% MOM, wheat imports 65% lower at 3.89 mil mt \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14607-china-data-dec-corn-imports-climb-44-2-mom-wheat-imports-65-lower-at-3-89-mil.md) | +0.9% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2025-09-18 | [USDA lowers corn, soybean yield forecasts – AgriNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13055-usda-lowers-corn-soybean-yield-forecasts-agrinews.md) | -0.6% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2024-01-26 | [USDA attache sees China 2023/24 corn imports at 20 mln tons](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14781-usda-attache-sees-china-2023-24-corn-imports-at-20-mln-tons.md) | -0.9% | -7.1% |

## Sources

- ctrmcenter.com: https://www.ctrmcenter.com/news/ags-softs/china-forecasts-corn-imports-decade-low-spooking-exporters/
- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-crops-corn-imports-idUSKBN15O0ZO/

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