China raised corn imports sharply in February

게시됨 2023년 3월 30일

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In February, China increased its corn imports by 41% compared to January, reaching 3.1 million tons. Despite political tensions with the US, China has been importing a significant amount of corn from there, with purchases from Brazil effectively halted due to large soybean imports. Other factors contributing to China's corn import decisions include uncertainty in corn exports from Ukraine, a reduced harvest in Argentina, and improved shipping conditions on the Mississippi River. Between March 10 and 16, US farmers sold 2.234 million tons of corn for export to China, the third-largest weekly amount on record.

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In February, China increased corn imports by 41% compared to January to 3.1 million tons, according to data from the country's customs services, cited by Reuters. For the first 2 months of the year, however, the growth is more modest - by 14% compared to the same period of 2022 to 5.3 million tons. What's more, the trend deepened in March, with analysts at the e-magazine Grain Central pointing out that the bulk of corn was arriving in China from the US despite heightened political tensions between the two countries, with purchases from Brazil effectively halted due to significant soybean imports from the South American country. Uncertainty in corn exports from Ukraine, a reduced harvest in Argentina and improved shipping conditions on the Mississippi River also have an impact on China's actions. Between March 10 and 16, US farmers sold 2.234 million tons of corn for export to China, the third-largest ...

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