At an event hosted by the U.S. Soybean Export Council in Des Moines, Iowa, a Chinese delegation signed a letter of intent to continue purchasing U.S. sorghum. David Fremark, chairman of the United Sorghum Checkoff Program, provided opening comments on behalf of the sorghum industry, noting how important the Chinese market is for U.S. sorghum farmers.
Chinese sorghum purchases have created market opportunities in Japan, Mexico and other countries with total exports accounting for 40 percent of sorghum’s total market share. Since entering the marketplace in 2013, sorghum exports to China are expected to exceed 1 billion bushels in the next marketing year.
