Wheat: Net sales of 76,500 metric tons--a marketing-year low--for delivery in marketing year 2015/2016 were reported for Japan (65,200 MT, including 63,300 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 200 MT), China (55,000 MT), the Philippines (31,000 MT, including 26,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), the Dominican Republic (11,800 MT), Peru (10,000 MT), and Brazil (10,000 MT). Reductions were reported for unknown destinations (122,300 MT), Indonesia (10,500 MT), and Trinidad (1,000 MT). Exports of 274,500 MT were up 8 percent from the previous week, but down 9 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Japan (101,400 MT), the Philippines (55,000 MT), Nigeria (44,000 MT), South Korea (27,700 MT), and Ecuador (20,000 MT).
Exports for Own Account: New exports for own account totaling 200 MT were reported to Italy. Decreases totaling 2,400 MT were reported to Italy. The current outstanding balance is 60,300 MT, all Italy.
Corn: Net sales of 252,900 MT for 2015/2016 were down 64 percent from the previous week and 68 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Mexico (117,800 MT), Colombia (91,600 MT, including 40,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Peru (32,100 MT, including 29,100 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 6,500 MT), unknown destinations (10,600 MT), and Canada (6,000 MT). Reductions were reported for Panama (13,100 MT) and Japan (1,700 MT). Exports of 357,800 MT were down 36 percent from the previous week and 39 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (117,400 MT), Colombia (94,200 MT), Peru (87,600 MT), Jamaica (25,300 MT), and Japan (21,600 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2015/2016, the current outstanding balance totals 456,000 MT, all unknown destinations.
Barley: There were no sales reported during the week. Exports of 500 MT were reported to Japan.
Sorghum: Net sales of 174,100 MT for 2015/2016 were up 29 percent from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for China (117,600 MT), unknown destinations (54,000 MT), and Mexico (2,600 MT). Exports of 108,500 MT were down 22 percent from the previous week and 42 percent from prior 4-week average. The destinations were China (62,600 MT) and Mexico (45,900 MT).
Rice: Net sales of 51,300 MT for 2015/2016 were down 30 percent from the previous week and 11 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for South Korea (24,700 MT), Haiti (10,000 MT), unknown destinations (5,000 MT), Panama (4,300 MT), and Saudi Arabia (3,200 MT), were partially offset by reductions for Mexico (100 MT). Exports of 33,700 MT, down 9 percent from the previous week and 41 percent from the prior 4-week average, were reported to South Korea (12,900 MT), the United Kingdom (9,000 MT), Mexico (5,700 MT), Canada (2,700 MT) and Yemen (900 MT).
Exports for Own Account: The current outstanding balance is 500 MT, all Canada.
Soybeans: Net sales of 638,700 MT for 2015/2016 were up 33 percent from the previous week, but down 46 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for China (929,400 MT, including 311,800 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 61,600 MT), the Netherlands (236,300 MT, including 217,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Spain (66,700 MT, including 65,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Indonesia (57,100 MT, including 25,200 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 500 MT), and Egypt (55,100 MT, including 52,500 MT switched from unknown destinations). Reductions were reported for unknown destinations (762,700 MT), Russia (35,900 MT), and Turkey (10,000 MT). Net sales of 100 MT for 2016/2017 were reported for Japan. Exports of 1,817,100 MT were up 33 percent from the previous week and 21 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (1,181,600 MT), the Netherlands (236,300 MT), Spain (66,700 MT), Indonesia (66,700 MT), and Mexico (61,600 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2015/2016, the current outstanding balance totaling 235,000 MT is for China (175,000 MT) and unknown destinations (60,000 MT).
Exports for Own Account: The current outstanding balance is 500 MT, all Canada.
Soybean Cake and Meal: Net sales of 46,500 MT for 2015/2016--a marketing-year low--were down 41 percent from the previous week and 72 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Colombia (11,000 MT), the Philippines (9,300 MT), the Dominican Republic (6,000 MT), Mexico (4,900 MT), and Canada (3,100 MT). Reductions were reported for Jamaica (700 MT). Exports of 182,700 MT were down 4 percent from the previous week and 12 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were the Philippines (99,600 MT), Mexico (40,600 MT), Canada (11,000 MT), Jamaica (9,900 MT), and Panama (9,200 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2015/2016, outstanding optional origin sales total 99,000 MT, all unknown destinations.
Soybean Oil: Net sales of 3,600 MT for 2015/2016 resulted as increases for Tunisia (12,500 MT, switched from unknown destinations), Mexico (8,900 MT), Algeria (6,000 MT, switched from unknown destinations), Egypt (3,000 MT, switched from unknown destinations), and the Dominican Republic (1,100 MT), were partially offset by reductions for unknown destinations (28,500 MT). Exports of 32,900 MT were down 36 percent from the previous week and 3 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily Tunisia (12,500 MT), Algeria (6,000 MT), Mexico (3,800 MT), Saudi Arabia (3,400 MT), and Egypt (3,000 MT).
Cotton: Net upland sales totaling 82,800 RB for 2015/2016 were down 22 percent from the previous week and 18 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for China (26,400 RB), Pakistan (17,600 RB), Turkey (16,000 RB), Indonesia (4,900 RB), and Taiwan (4,200 RB). Reductions were reported for Guatemala (100 RB), Peru (100 RB), and Costa Rica (100 RB). Net sales reductions of 100 RB for 2016/2017 were reported for Indonesia. Exports of 161,700 RB were up 2 percent from the previous week and 32 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Vietnam (67,200 RB), Turkey (19,100 RB), Indonesia (18,800 RB), Thailand (9,100 RB), and Peru (6,900 RB). Net sales of Pima totaling 9,400 RB for 2015/2016 were up 23 percent from the previous week and 6 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for China (8,000 RB, including 1,400 RB switched from Hong Kong), India (900 RB), Egypt (700 RB), and Bangladesh (500 RB). Reductions were reported for Hong Kong (1,400 RB). Exports of 10,500 RB were up 33 percent from the previous week and 16 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (2,800 RB), Turkey (2,700 RB), India (1,300 RB), Pakistan (1,200 RB), and Indonesia (900 RB).
Exports for Own Account: New exports for own account totaling 200 RB were reported to China. Exports totaling 100 RB to China were applied to new or outstanding sales. The current outstanding balance totaling 40,800 RB is for China (35,200 RB) and Vietnam (5,600 RB).
Hides and Skins: Net sales reductions of hides totaled 78,400 pieces, down noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Net sales reductions of whole cattle hides totaled 77,000 pieces and were primarily for China (44,600 pieces), Mexico (9,900 pieces), South Korea (4,700 pieces), Taiwan (4,500 pieces), and Vietnam (4,100 pieces). Outstanding sales of whole cattle hides totaled 2,693,300 pieces on December 31st and were carried over to 2016. Net sales of 266,800 pieces for 2016 were reported for China (199,100 pieces), Mexico (27,300 pieces), Taiwan (13,600 pieces), and South Korea (9,000 pieces). Hide exports of 286,700 pieces were down 30 percent from the previous week and 28 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hides exports totaled 282,700 pieces and were primary to China (169,000 pieces), South Korea (67,900 pieces), Taiwan (16,000 pieces), and Thailand (12,300 pieces). Accumulated exports of hides in 2015 totaled 20,217,100 pieces, down 3 percent from the prior year’s total of 20,943,800 pieces.
Net sales of 8,700 wet blues were down noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for South Korea (5,300 unsplit), India (2,000 grain splits), Italy (1,900 unsplit), and Mexico (1,600 grain splits). Reductions were reported for China (1,300 unsplit and 700 grain splits), and Taiwan (100 unsplit). Outstanding sales of 429,700 wet blues were remaining on December 31st and carried over to 2016. Net sales of 122,500 wet blues reported for 2016 were primarily for China (35,100 unsplit and 15,900 grain splits), the Dominican Republic (23,400 unsplit), and Mexico (13,300 grain splits). Reductions were reported for South Korea (6,000 unsplit), India (6,000 unsplit and 2,100 grain splits). Exports of 141,900 wet blues were down 4 percent from the previous week, but up 5 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (61,900 unsplit and 17,800 grain splits), Italy (18,000 unsplit and 3,600 grain splits), Vietnam (9,600 unsplit), and Mexico (3,500 grain splits and 800 unsplit). Accumulated exports in 2015 totaled 7,084,800 wet blues, down 1 percent from the prior year’s total of 7,149,000 wet blues. Net sales of splits totaled 597,000 pounds, down noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Exports of 737,000 pounds were primarily to Vietnam (600,200 pounds), China (128,800 pounds), and South Korea (8,000 pounds).
Beef: Net sales reductions of 400 MT resulted as increases for primarily Italy (100 MT) were more than offset by reductions for South Korea (200 MT) and Japan (100 MT). Outstanding sales on December 31st totaled 23,900 MT and were carried over to 2016. Net sales of 6,100 MT for 2016 were reported for South Korea (1,400 MT), Japan (1,300 MT), Mexico (1,200 MT), and Hong Kong (1,200 MT). Exports of 9,200 MT were primarily to Japan (2,400 MT), South Korea (2,000 MT), Hong Kong (1,600 MT), and Mexico (1,500 MT). Accumulated exports in 2015 totaled 607,600 MT, down 11 percent from the 680,200 MT exported in 2014.
Pork: Net sales of 600 MT resulted as increases for China (700 MT), Japan (300 MT), and Hong Kong (100 MT), were partially offset by reductions for Colombia (200 MT) and South Korea (100 MT). Outstanding sales on December 31st totaled 33,500 MT and were carried over to 2016. Net sales of 9,000 MT for 2016 were primarily for Mexico (2,000 MT), Japan (1,900 MT), Canada (1,500 MT), and China (1,100 MT). Exports of 14,400 MT were primarily to Mexico (4,500 MT), Japan (3,500 MT), South Korea (1,700 MT), and China (1,300 MT). Accumulated exports in 2015 totaled 986,500 MT, up 7 percent from the 918,700 MT exported in 2014.
Source: USDA