China's September imports: corn up sevenfold, sugar down 53%
China sharply raised corn and sorghum purchases in September 2026 while sugar and pork imports fell, according to customs data reported by TradingView.
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what happened
China's General Administration of Customs released data on Sunday on its September 2026 imports of major farm products, as reported by ru.tradingview.com.
Corn imports reached 430,000 metric tons, 6.6 times the level a year earlier. Year to date, corn purchases rose 125.9% to 2.11 million tons. Sorghum arrivals hit 940,000 tons, up 39.7%. Barley imports came to 1.09 million tons, down 11.4% year on year, though the year-to-date total is up 46.3%.
Wheat fell 22.3% in volume to 310,000 tons. Sugar imports dropped 53.2% to 260,000 tons, and pork fell 19.1% to 60,000 tons.
why it matters
Stronger corn and sorghum buying points to firm Chinese feed demand, which could support export demand for US and Brazilian grain. Lower sugar and wheat imports suggest domestic stocks and local output are partly replacing foreign supply. Grain and sugar futures traders typically watch such customs figures when assessing the global balance.
market impact
Corn and sorghum: strong Chinese imports support grain demand; sugar: weak purchases pressure demand
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- China's September grain, sugar and pork imports — ru.tradingview.com, 18 October 2026 at 03:23 UTC
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