# The import of sorghum, barley and other imports must be licensed to strengthen regulation and control

> China's commerce ministry and customs authority have placed barley, sorghum, cassava and corn distillers' grains under automatic import licence management, based on a joint notice issued in 2015 and implemented from September 1. Industry sources say the aim is to monitor these imports more closely and tighten trade regulation of these agricultural products.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-14T03:05:52.642Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98865-the-import-of-sorghum-barley-and-other-imports-must-be-licensed-to-strengthen
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Adding licence requirements to these feed grains gives Chinese authorities a tool to slow or steer imports, which could cut demand from China for sorghum and barley and weigh on prices for these feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- DDGS: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Sources

- mysheen.com: https://www.mysheen.com/a2519

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