World: Brazil expects to increase its sorghum exports to China from 2025

Following the strained relationship during Donald Trump’s first administration, China, the largest market for US agricultural products, saw soybean imports plummet, plummeting to a record low in 2018. Grain trade also remained low until a deal was reached in 2020 between the two countries. Since then, China has been diversifying grain and soybean supply sources to reduce its dependence on the US, with Brazil being one of the beneficiaries. With the change of government in 2025, some critical dynamics are already reshaping trade, Drewry notes. Indeed, many US traders are already preparing for new tariffs and the anticipated concentration of soybean exports. Many of these have closed contracts to unknown destinations, leading to speculation that China is stockpiling soybeans. On the other hand, a new potential issue of concern is the trade between the United States and China in sorghum (a key product for human and livestock food), of which the Asian country is the largest importer ...