# China: Corn Crop Impacted by Adverse Weather, as U.S. Wheat and Soybean Exports Increase - Farm Policy News

> Reuters reported China's corn crop may fall up to 10 million tonnes, nearly 4%, after typhoons flattened crops in the northeast, pushing Chinese corn futures to a record high. Demand from a recovering meat sector is adding to feed-sector shortage concerns.

- Date: 2020-09-16 · published 2020-09-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9341-china-corn-crop-impacted-by-adverse-weather-as-u-s-wheat-and-soybean-exports
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

A large Chinese crop shortfall and rising demand will increase China's corn and feed imports, supporting global corn and feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-06-18 | [Drought Expands in Iowa, Stressing Crops- as Soybean and Corn Prices Tumble \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46422-drought-expands-in-iowa-stressing-crops-as-soybean-and-corn-prices-tumble-farm.md) | +0.3% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2018-03-01 | [Weather provides more support in corn, soybeans, and wheat - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66079-weather-provides-more-support-in-corn-soybeans-and-wheat-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.8% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2017-05-01 | [Weather woes support corn, soybeans, wheat - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10482-weather-woes-support-corn-soybeans-wheat-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.1% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2019-05-21 | [Smaller corn, soybean yields expected as wet weather persists in Midwest - UPI.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58939-smaller-corn-soybean-yields-expected-as-wet-weather-persists-in-midwest-upi-com.md) | +2.4% | +10.9% |
| CORN | 2016-06-06 | [Soybeans rise on U.S. weather view; wheat, corn firm - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9123-soybeans-rise-on-u-s-weather-view-wheat-corn-firm-agweek-1-source-for.md) | +2.7% | -7.0% |

## Sources

- farmpolicynews.illinois.edu: https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2020/09/china-impacting-corn-wheat-and-soybean-variables/

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