China Corn Price Dips Again
Corn prices in China fell about 15 percent over the past month after a brief rebound during October-November. Chinese officials would like to export some of their surplus corn in 2017, but they are not willing to let their price fall low enough to be competitive on the world market. According to an analysis by cofeed.com , tight supply conditions in the early months of China's 2016/17 corn marketing season have reversed. The peak season for corn sales has arrived, and weather and logistics factors that constrained corn marketing during October-November have now been alleviated. Cofeed says that farmers in northeast China have given up their reluctance to sell their corn after receiving their corn producer subsidies. They need to raise money to pay off loans and prepare for the Chinese new year holiday. Demand for corn in China, meanwhile, is tepid. Hog farmers have stepped up their slaughter as the peak consumption season approaches, and there is little impetus to expand among ...