{"id":68966,"date":"2026-04-02T17:08:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datamarnews.com\/?post_type=noticias&#038;p=68966"},"modified":"2026-04-02T17:19:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:19:19","slug":"argentina-prepares-first-corn-shipment-to-china-in-15-years","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/datamarnews.com\/noticias\/argentina-prepares-first-corn-shipment-to-china-in-15-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina prepares first corn shipment to China in 15 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"284\">Cofco International said it has begun loading a bulk carrier with corn bound for China from Argentina, marking what will be the first shipment of its kind in more than 15 years as the two countries expand agricultural trade.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"509\">The move comes after China approved imports of Argentine corn in 2024 and amid a record harvest now getting under way in the country. Last year, China also purchased a rare shipment of Argentine wheat, the first in decades.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"312\">Between January and February 2026, Argentina exported 1,164 TEUs of corn, according to data obtained by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.datamar.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Datamar<\/a>. Colombia, the Philippines, and Morocco were among its leading buyers. 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Although the Asian country has bought millions of tonnes of U.S. corn in the past, it has also been seeking to diversify its feed supply chains.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1239\" data-end=\"1339\">That shift away from U.S. crops has accelerated under the tariff policies of President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1341\" data-end=\"1490\">Brazil, the region\u2019s agricultural powerhouse, is already China\u2019s leading soybean supplier and saw corn shipments rise after Chinese approval in 2022.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1492\" data-end=\"1623\">This year, Brazil also sent China its first cargo of DDG, or distillers dried grains, a corn ethanol byproduct used in animal feed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1625\" data-end=\"1793\">Meanwhile, no U.S. corn has been sold to China in the current season, even though exports from the world\u2019s largest corn exporter are running at a record pace this year.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1795\" data-end=\"1873\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Original reporting by Dayanne Sousa and Jonathan Gilbert for <span class=\"text-sm leading-tight font-bold text-black\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberglinea.com.br\/agro\/argentina-prepara-envio-de-seu-primeiro-carregamento-de-milho-para-a-china-em-15-anos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Bloomberg L\u00ednea<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"datam-329211912\" class=\"datam-after-content datam-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8924177070819571\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8924177070819571\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"4184155348\" \ndata-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><div id=\"datam-4038988486\" class=\"datam-after-content-2 datam-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8924177070819571\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8924177070819571\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"4184155348\" \ndata-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":8096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","categories":[9840,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68966","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-news","category-grains"],"acf":{"noticia_em_destaque":true,"show_post_author":true,"issue_number":"202614"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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