During the past year, U.S. corn exports to China have reached record levels. Will the surge last?
China’s corn imports from the U.S. soared in 2020. Credit: TumblingRuns, Creative Commons
In the treacherous trade relationship between the United States and China, there has been one kernel of hope: corn.
During the past year, corn exports to China have reached record levels. In the last four months of 2020 alone, the U.S. shipped 124 million bushels of corn to China, up from less than one million in the same period in 2019. And reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture project that from last October to September 2021, American farmers could export as much as $31.5 bi
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