After the introduction of a 25% customs duty on the import of American grain in July last year, the purchase of 65 thousand metric tons of sorghum in the United States was the largest Chinese purchase.

The year before last, the Celestial Empire, which is the world's largest importer of sorghum, bought sorghum in the United States in the amount of $ 839 million, in 2017 this amounted to about 80% of all sorghum sent from the United States.

The increased customs duties imposed by China last summer almost stopped the supply from the USA of sorghum, which the Chinese feed cattle and from which they make a strong alcoholic drink baiju in the Celestial Empire.

Sorghum is a grassy perennial or perennial herb growing in Asia, Africa, Europe and Australia.

In use is a universal and highly productive culture.

There are about 30 species of sorghum; many of them are cultivated as cultivated plants - bread, technical and fodder.

The grain of the plant is processed into cereals, flour, starch and alcohol, and the greens of some varieties go to feed livestock, including to the silo.

Dried grassy segments of the plant are used as fuel, baskets of certain types - as raw materials for wax and red paint for various skins. Straw is used to make wickerwork, paper, brooms, and is used as a building material.