Wheat: Net sales totaling 315,700 metric tons were reported for delivery in 2015/2016. The primary destinations were Japan (97,700 MT, including 63,200 MT switched from unknown destinations), Mexico (90,500 MT), Iraq (55,000 MT, switched from unknown destinations), Brazil (26,000 MT), Italy (20,000 MT), and Malaysia (8,300 MT). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (9,800 MT) and Nigeria (6,000 MT). Exports of 284,500 MT were reported to Japan (83,100 MT), Nigeria (40,000 MT), Brazil (33,000 MT), the Philippines (27,500 MT), Mexico (23,600 MT), and Panama (20,400 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2014/2015, outstanding optional origin sales total 23,000 MT, all Italy.
Exports for Own Account: For 2014/2015, the current exports for own account balance is 48,500, all Italy.
Corn: Net sales of 627,200 MT for delivery in 2014/2015 were up 27 percent from the previous week and 3 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Japan (182,300 MT, including 111,900 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 7,000 MT), Mexico (136,400 MT, including 30,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 2,400 MT), South Korea (129,400 MT, including 130,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 600 MT), Peru (89,400 MT, including 60,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 400 MT), Spain (60,000 MT, switched from unknown destinations), and Egypt (52,700 MT). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (245,100 MT) and Saudi Arabia (1,200 MT). Net sales of 200,400 MT for 2015/2016 were reported for unknown destinations (155,900 MT), Mexico (30,500 MT), and El Salvador (4,500 MT). Exports of 1,044,900 MT were up 27 percent from the previous week and 6 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (283,400 MT), Japan (272,200 MT), Saudi Arabia (78,800 MT), Peru (75,900 MT), Taiwan (74,100 MT), and South Korea (65,500 MT).
Barley: There were no sales reported during the week. Exports of 300 MT were reported to Japan (200 MT) and Canada (100 MT).
Sorghum: Net sales of 59,800 MT for 2014/2015 resulted as increases for China (60,000 MT) and Japan (9,500 MT, including 9,700 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 200 MT), were partially offset by decreases for unknown destinations (9,700 MT). Exports of 10,100 MT--a marketing-year low--were down 82 percent from the previous week and 92 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were Japan (9,500 MT) and China (600 MT).
Rice: Net sales of 32,300 MT for 2014/2015 were down 11 percent from the previous week and 15 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Mexico (10,400 MT), Costa Rica (9,700 MT, including 8,200 MT switched from unknown destinations), Japan (7,600 MT), Guatemala (6,900 MT, including 5,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), and El Salvador (5,000 MT, including 5,600 switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 600 MT). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (18,700 MT) and Taiwan (4,900 MT). Net sales reductions of 100 MT for 2015/2016 were reported for Japan. Exports of 53,600 MT were down 48 percent from the previous week and 31 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (14,100 MT), Saudi Arabia (13,700 MT), Costa Rica (8,300 MT), Guatemala (6,600 MT), and El Salvador (5,300 MT).
Exports for Own Account: The current exports for own account balance is 300 MT, all Canada.
Soybeans: Net sales of 132,900 MT for 2014/2015 were down 19 percent from the previous week and 26 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Japan (105,000 MT, including 28,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 400 MT), Indonesia (71,800 MT, including 68,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), the Netherlands (70,000 MT, switched from unknown destinations), Pakistan (49,000 MT), and Taiwan (16,300 MT). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (240,200 MT) and Costa Rica (6,000 MT). Net sales of 532,000 MT for 2015/2016 were reported for unknown destinations (301,000 MT), China (181,000 MT), Costa Rica (49,000 MT), and Taiwan (1,000 MT). Exports of 353,900 MT were up 45 percent from the previous week and 38 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Indonesia (79,700 MT, including 69,300 MT late reporting), the Netherlands (67,000 MT), Mexico (60,800 MT), China (59,300 MT, late reporting), and Japan (43,400 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: New exports for own account totaling 4,300 MT were reported to Colombia. The current exports for own account balance is 6,200 MT, and is for Colombia (4,300 MT) and Canada (1,900 MT).
Soybean Cake and Meal: Net sales of 96,100 MT for 2014/2015 were down 26 from the previous week and 6 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Mexico (39,500 MT, including 9,100 MT switched from Honduras and decreases of 100 MT), Panama (30,000 MT), unknown destinations (17,100 MT), Turkey (16,500 MT), Canada (9,100 MT), and Japan (8,500 MT, including 6,100 MT switched from unknown destinations). Decreases were reported for Morocco (25,000 MT), Venezuela (25,000 MT), and Honduras (7,800 MT). Net sales of 80,200 MT for 2015/2016 were reported primarily for the Philippines (41,400 MT) and Mexico (25,100 MT). Exports of 169,500 MT were up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 10 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were the Philippines (47,700 MT), Mexico (18,000 MT), Turkey (16,500 MT), Algeria (14,100 MT), Peru (13,600 MT), and Canada (13,300 MT).
Soybean Oil: Net sales reductions of 100 MT for 2014/2015--a marketing-year low--resulted as increases for Costa Rica (1,500 MT), the Dominican Republic (1,000 MT), and Canada (900 MT), were more than offset by decreases for Guatemala (3,800 MT). Exports of 3,800 MT were down 89 percent from the previous week and 72 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (2,600 MT) and Canada (1,000 MT).
Cotton: Net Upland sales of 52,600 RB for 2014/2015 were up 21 percent from the previous week, but down 36 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Vietnam (21,500 RB, including 2,600 RB switched from South Korea and 300 RB switched from China), Turkey (17,100 RB), Malaysia (4,400 RB), and Thailand (4,200 RB, including 700 RB switched from Japan and 100 RB switched from Switzerland). Decreases were reported for South Korea (5,800 RB) and China (3,100 RB). Net sales of 70,500 RB for 2015/2016 were reported primarily for Turkey (35,400 RB), Mexico (28,000 RB), and South Korea (2,200 RB). Exports of 209,000 RB were down 33 percent from the previous week and 36 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (44,400 RB), Vietnam (35,100 RB), South Korea (19,600 RB), Turkey (18,900 RB), and Indonesia (17,600 RB). Net American Pima sales of 10,600 RB for 2014/2015 were up 5 percent from the previous week, but down 6 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for China (2,200 RB), Pakistan (1,900 RB), Japan (1,800 RB, including 200 RB switched from Thailand and decreases of 200 RB), Bangladesh (1,600 RB), and India (1,000 RB). Net sales of 300 RB for 2015/2016 were reported to Japan. Exports of 14,400 RB were up 19 percent from the previous week and 4 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were China (7,100 RB), India (5,200 RB), Pakistan (1,700 RB), Germany (200 RB), and Thailand (200 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: The current exports for own account balance is 49,300 RB, all China.
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 450,800 pieces, all whole cattle hides, for 2015 were up 12 percent from the previous week and 12 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were South Korea (214,400 pieces), China (163,300 pieces), Mexico (33,100 pieces), Japan (10,800 pieces), Indonesia (10,800 pieces), and Taiwan (5,600 pieces). Exports of 482,900 pieces were up 33 percent from the previous week and 30 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide exports of 477,600 pieces were primarily to China (282,000 pieces), South Korea (116,700 pieces), Taiwan (25,700 pieces), Mexico (23,100 pieces), and Italy (11,800 pieces).
Net sales of 26,300 wet blues for 2015 were down 56 percent from the previous week and 66 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for India (8,400 grain splits), China (5,700 grain splits and 2,100 unsplit), Italy (7,100 unsplit), and Vietnam (2,300 unsplit). Exports of 107,500 wet blues were primarily to China (29,100 unsplit and 24,400 grain splits), Italy (17,100 unsplit), Mexico (11,200 grain splits and 3,000 unsplit), and Vietnam (8,700 unsplit). Net sales of splits totaling 184,900 pounds for 2015 were for Taiwan (102,700 pounds), South Korea (71,200 pounds), and China (11,100 pounds). Net sales of splits totaling 13,500 pounds for 2016 were for Italy. Exports of 848,100 pounds were reported to South Korea.
Beef: Net sales of 8,200 MT for 2015 were down 50 percent from the previous week and 52 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Mexico (2,300 MT), South Korea (1,900 MT), Canada (1,200 MT), Japan (1,000 MT), and Taiwan (800 MT). Exports of 14,200 MT--a marketing-year high--were up 1 percent from the previous week and 15 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Japan (4,100 MT), South Korea (2,900 MT), Hong Kong (2,300 MT), Mexico (1,700 MT), and Canada (1,700 MT).
Pork: Net sales of 22,600 MT for 2015 were down 13 percent from the previous week, but up 38 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Mexico (8,100 MT), China (5,100 MT), Japan (2,600 MT), Chile (1,600 MT), and Colombia (1,200 MT). Exports of 19,200 MT were down 27 percent from the previous week and 4 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (6,700 MT), Japan (3,400 MT), Canada (1,800 MT), South Korea (1,300 MT), and China (1,100 MT).
Source: USDA