Wheat: Net sales reductions of 20,400 metric tons for delivery in marketing year 2014/2015 resulted as increases for Yemen (49,500 MT, including 45,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Malaysia (28,500 MT, switched from unknown destinations), Nigeria (12,000 MT), Mexico (11,000 MT), Vietnam (10,000 MT, switched from unknown destinations), and Italy (9,900 MT), were more than offset by decreases for unknown destinations (118,800 MT), Panama (25,000 MT), Ecuador (10,000 MT), and Venezuela (5,000 MT). Net sales of 364,100 MT for 2015/2016 were primarily for Mexico (79,400 MT), unknown destinations (42,700 MT), Japan (35,400 MT), Indonesia (34,600 MT), Brazil (32,000 MT), and South Korea (25,500 MT). Decreases were reported for Trinidad (2,800 MT) and China (1,000 MT). Exports of 406,300 MT were down 18 percent from the previous week, but up 12 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (96,700 MT), the Philippines (52,600 MT), Yemen (49,500 MT), Nigeria (36,100 MT), Colombia (32,000 MT), Malaysia (29,000 MT), and Thailand (27,500 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2015/2016, outstanding optional origin sales total 23,000 MT, all Italy.
Exports for Own Account: Exports for own account to Italy totaling 4,700 MT were applied to new or outstanding sales. The current exports for own account balance is 49,900 MT, all Italy.
Corn: Net sales of 464,900 MT for delivery in 2014/2015 were down 29 percent from the previous week and 31 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Japan (183,200 MT, including 38,800 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 1,600 MT), Mexico (133,800 MT), Egypt (55,000 MT), China (55,000 MT, switched from unknown destinations), Colombia (42,900 MT, including 40,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 7,300 MT), and Peru (29,700 MT). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (162,600 MT), Guatemala (2,600 MT), and Trinidad (800 MT). Net sales reductions of 54,800 MT for 2015/2016 resulted as increases for unknown destinations (25,400 MT) and Panama (800 MT), were more than offset by decreases for Japan (50,000 MT), Canada (25,000 MT), and Colombia (6,000 MT). Exports of 957,400 MT were down 11 percent from the previous week and 13 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (351,500 MT), Japan (205,400 MT), Peru (99,000 MT), Colombia (90,200 MT), China (58,500 MT), and Costa Rica (40,100 MT).
Barley: Net sales reductions of 100 MT for 2014/2015 were reported for Japan. Net sales of 100 MT for 2015/2016 were reported for South Korea. Exports of 15,900 MT were reported to Japan.
Sorghum: Net sales of 24,500 MT for 2014/2015 resulted as increases for China (77,500 MT, including 53,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 3,900 MT), were partially offset by decreases for unknown destinations (53,000 MT). Exports of 206,500 MT were up 85 percent from the previous week and 27 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destination was China and includes 48,000 MT late reporting.
Rice: Net sales of 34,200 MT for 2014/2015 were down 51 percent from the previous week and 16 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Haiti (10,500 MT), Canada (5,900 MT), unknown destinations (5,000 MT), Guatemala (3,500 MT), and Saudi Arabia (2,600 MT). Decreases were reported for Taiwan (200 MT). Net sales of 23,000 MT for 2015/2016 were reported for Colombia (13,000 MT) and South Korea (10,000 MT). Exports of 58,500 MT were down 5 percent from the previous week and 18 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Libya (13,800 MT), Japan (12,000 MT), Taiwan (8,800 MT), Mexico (8,300 MT), and El Salvador (4,500 MT).
Exports for Own Account: The current exports for own account balance is 300 MT, all Canada.
Soybeans: Net sales of 130,300 MT for 2014/2015 were down 60 percent from the previous week and 42 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Japan (113,500 MT, including 84,900 MT late reporting and 18,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Colombia (18,800 MT, including 19,900 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 1,100 MT), Costa Rica (18,500 MT, including 17,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Peru (18,500 MT), and Mexico (7,600 MT). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (49,900 MT) and Indonesia (3,800 MT). Net sales of 347,000 MT for 2015/2016 were reported for unknown destinations (333,000 MT) and Mexico (14,000 MT). Exports of 224,800 MT were down 36 percent from the previous week and 9 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Japan (108,800 MT, including 84,900 MT late reporting), Mexico (62,300 MT), Costa Rica (18,500 MT), Colombia (16,700 MT), and Indonesia (12,700 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2014/2015, outstanding optional origin sales total 475,000 MT, all China. For 2015/2016, outstanding optional origin sales total 385,000 MT, all China.
Exports for Own Account: The current exports for own account balance is 1,900 MT, all Canada.
Soybean Cake and Meal: Net sales of 53,200 MT for 2014/2015 were down 57 percent from the previous week and 48 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Venezuela (36,000 MT, including 30,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Peru (16,500 MT), Panama (10,000 MT, including 9,400 MT switched from unknown destinations), Canada (7,800 MT), Colombia (7,000 MT), and Bangladesh (3,500 MT). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (23,900 MT), Ecuador (7,000 MT), the Dominican Republic (6,700 MT), and Cuba (1,400 MT). Net sales reductions of 2,300 MT for 2015/2016 resulted as increases for Thailand (4,000 MT) and Canada (200 MT)were more than offset by decreases for the Dominican Republic (6,000 MT) and Guatemala (500 MT). Exports of 262,000 MT were up 23 percent from the previous week and 38 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were the Philippines (48,100 MT), Mexico (43,400 MT), the Dominican Republic (32,200 MT), Venezuela (30,000 MT), Cuba (20,600 MT), and Tunisia (20,300 MT).
Soybean Oil: Net sales of 32,700 MT for 2014/2015 were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for the Dominican Republic (12,200 MT), Panama (10,000 MT), Guatemala (7,000 MT), and Mexico (3,000 MT). Exports of 9,500 MT were up 25 percent from the previous week and 10 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (5,400 MT) and Jamaica (3,500 MT).
Cotton: Net Upland sales of 106,600 RB for 2014/2015 were down 9 percent from the previous week, but up 74 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Vietnam (33,200 RB, including 1,900 RB switched from China and 1,100 RB switched from Japan), Turkey (28,300 RB), China (11,500 RB), Taiwan (11,300 RB), Indonesia (7,200 RB, including 1,100 RB switched from Japan), and Colombia (5,500 RB). Decreases were reported for Malaysia (3,000 RB) and Japan (1,800 RB). Net sales of 53,600 RB for 2015/2016 were reported primarily for Mexico (20,200 RB), Indonesia (19,800 RB), and Turkey (6,300 RB). Exports of 300,500 RB were down 11 percent from the previous week and 10 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (78,800 RB), Vietnam (56,500 RB), Mexico (36,800 RB), Thailand (21,600 RB), Turkey (20,200 RB), and South Korea (18,300 RB). Net American Pima sales of 1,200 RB for 2014/2015 were down 94 percent from the previous week and 93 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for Germany (1,800 RB), Pakistan (1,000 RB), Turkey (800 RB), and India (500 RB), were partially offset by decreases for China (3,400 RB). Exports of 8,600 RB were down 47 percent from the previous week and 42 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (3,800 RB), Peru (1,500 RB), India (1,400 RB), and South Korea (600 RB).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2014/2015, outstanding optional origin sales total 16,200 RB, and are for Thailand (11,300 RB), South Korea (4,600 RB), and Vietnam (300 RB).
Exports for Own Account: New exports for own account totaling 2,300 MT were reported for China. Exports for own account to China totaling 1,700 MT were applied to new or outstanding sales. The current exports for own account balance is 55,400 RB, and is for China (51,900 RB) and Turkey (3,500 RB).
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 298,600 pieces for 2015 were down 23 percent from the previous week and 27 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 298,400 pieces were primarily for China (166,300 pieces), South Korea (77,200 pieces), Italy (17,300 pieces), Mexico (16,800 pieces), and Taiwan (14,100 pieces). Exports of 402,600 pieces were up 38 percent from the previous week and 2 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide exports of 399,900 pieces were primarily to China (250,900 pieces), South Korea (87,500 pieces), Taiwan (19,100 pieces), Mexico (14,900 pieces), and Italy (14,400 pieces).
Net sales of 133,900 wet blues for 2015 were up 50 percent from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Mexico (50,200 grain splits), China (39,000 unsplit and 1,600 grain splits), and Italy (32,500 unsplit). Decreases were reported for Bangladesh (2,600 grain splits), Italy (500 grain splits), and Mexico (200 unsplit). Net sales of 600 wet blues for 2016 resulted as increases for Bangladesh (2,600 grain splits), were partially offset by decreases for India (2,000 unsplit). Exports of 119,900 wet blues were primarily to Italy (34,100 unsplit and 11,700 grain splits), China (31,600 unsplit and 4,600 grain splits), Mexico (11,000 grain splits and 3,900 unsplit), and South Korea (5,400 grain splits and 3,000 unsplit). Net sales of splits totaling 191,500 pounds for 2015 resulted as increases for South Korea (417,600 pounds), were partially offset by decreases for Italy (214,100 pounds), China (11,500 pounds), and Taiwan (600 pounds). Net sales of splits totaling 204,700 pounds for 2016 were for Italy. Exports of 403,800 pounds were reported to Italy (201,200 pounds), China (126,300 pounds), and South Korea (76,300 pounds).
Beef: Net sales of 11,700 MT for 2015 were down 44 percent from the previous week and 26 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Japan (6,200 MT), Mexico (1,900 MT), South Korea (1,600 MT), Canada (1,100 MT), and Taiwan (300 MT). Net sales of 300 MT for 2016 were reported for Canada. Exports of 12,200 MT were up 7 percent from the previous week and 4 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Japan (3,900 MT), South Korea (2,400 MT), Hong Kong (1,500 MT), Mexico (1,500 MT), and Canada (1,400 MT).
Pork: Net sales of 12,400 MT for 2015 were down 22 percent from the previous week and 14 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Mexico (5,700 MT), Japan (2,400 MT), Canada (2,300 MT), South Korea (800 MT), and Colombia (200 MT). Exports of 17,100 MT were down 7 percent from the previous week and 14 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (5,900 MT), Japan (3,100 MT), South Korea (1,800 MT), Canada (1,600 MT), and China (1,400 MT).
Source: USDA