Wheat: Net sales of 375,300 metric tons were reported for delivery in marketing year 2017/2018. Increases were for the Philippines (105,000 MT), South Korea (80,100 MT), Mexico (73,900 MT, including decreases of 6,300 MT), Bangladesh (57,700 MT, including 55,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), and Nigeria (33,200 MT, including 1,000 MT switched from unknown destinations). Reductions were reported for unknown destinations (149,100 MT), Colombia (27,800 MT), and Ecuador (1,800 MT). Exports of 541,100 MT were reported to the Philippines (111,400 MT), Mexico (86,900 MT), Italy (73,400 MT), Bangladesh (57,700 MT), and Nigeria (47,800 MT).
Exports for Own Account: Exports for own account of 39,300 MT were applied to new or outstanding sales for Italy.
Corn: Net sales of 140,300 MT for 2016/2017--a marketing-year low--were down 56 percent from the previous week and 69 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for the Netherlands (135,100 MT, including 125,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Mexico (81,000 MT, including decreases of 13,800 MT), South Korea (63,600 MT, including 60,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Peru (62,000 MT, including 31,800 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 1,000 MT), and Colombia (58,500 MT, including 31,500 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 5,000 MT). Reductions were reported for unknown destinations (278,400 MT), Venezuela (35,800 MT), and Panama (29,000 MT). For 2017/2018, net sales of 74,500 MT were reported for Mexico (69,000 MT), El Salvador (2,800 MT), Panama (2,000 MT), and Guatemala (800 MT). Exports of 1,108,900 MT were up 9 percent from the previous week, but unchanged from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Japan (313,100 MT), Mexico (248,200 MT), the Netherlands (135,100 MT), South Korea (124,700 MT), and Peru (70,800 MT).
Optional Origin Sales The current optional outstanding balance for 2016/2017 of 122,000 MT is for South Korea (68,000 MT) and unknown destinations (54,000 MT). The current outstanding balance for 2017/2018 of 112,000 MT is for unknown destinations.
Barley: Net sales of 600 MT for 2017/2018 were reported for Japan. Exports of 1,000 MT were reported to Japan.
Sorghum: Net sales of 71,500 MT for 2016/2017 were reported for unknown destinations (66,000 MT), China (4,000 MT), Mexico (1,000 MT), and Japan (500 MT). Exports of 13,800 MT were down 82 percent from the previous week and 75 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were Japan (10,500 MT), and Mexico (3,300 MT).
Rice: Net sales of 108,600 MT for 2016/2017 were up 40 percent from the previous week and 64 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Venezuela (52,000 MT), Mexico (28,600 MT), Haiti (21,300 MT, including decreases of 200 MT), Guatemala (6,800 MT), and Saudi Arabia (3,000 MT). Reductions were reported for unknown destinations (7,500 MT). For 2017/2018, net sales of 4,000 MT were reported for unknown destinations. Exports of 64,200 MT were down 14 percent from the previous week, but up 10 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily Japan (27,200 MT), Haiti (14,300 MT), El Salvador (6,600 MT), Guatemala (6,200 MT), and Mexico (3,000 MT).
Exports for Own Account: The current outstanding balance of 200 MT is for Canada.
Soybeans: Net sales of 365,500 MT for 2016/2017 were up 17 percent from the previous week and 58 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Mexico (141,200 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), unknown destinations (92,100 MT), China (66,200 MT, including decreases of 7,000 MT), Saudi Arabia (66,000 MT), and Indonesia (21,600 MT, including decreases of 200 MT). Reductions were reported for Spain (65,000 MT) and Japan (4,600 MT). For 2017/2018, net sales of 73,200 MT were reported for China (59,000 MT), Costa Rica (12,000 MT), unknown destinations (2,000 MT), and Malaysia (200 MT). Exports of 278,700 MT were down 19 percent from the previous week and 23 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily Mexico (70,500 MT), China (67,500 MT), Japan (51,400 MT), Colombia (22,000 MT), and Indonesia (20,200 MT).
Exports for Own Account: The current outstanding balance of 69,900 MT is for Canada.
Soybean Cake and Meal: Net sales of 45,100 MT for 2016/2017 were up 19 percent from the previous week, but down 52 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Mexico (27,200 MT), Morocco (25,000 MT), Ecuador (11,000 MT, switched from unknown destinations), the Philippines (6,900 MT,), and El Salvador (5,900 MT, including 2,600 MT switched from Guatemala, 1,000 MT switched from Nicaragua, and 1,600 MT switched from unknown destinations). Reductions were reported for Colombia (31,000 MT), unknown destinations (21,300 MT), Venezuela (1,500 MT), and Nicaragua (1,000 MT). For 2017/2018, net sales of 35,100 MT were reported for unknown destinations (25,000 MT), the Dominican Republic (19,000 MT), Canada (8,100 MT), Honduras (7,500 MT), and Guatemala (500 MT), were partially offset by reductions of 25,000 MT. Exports of 159,300 MT were down 5 percent from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily the Philippines (49,100 MT), Guatemala (19,300 MT), Colombia (19,200 MT), Mexico (11,400 MT), and Canada (11,000 MT).
Soybean Oil: Net sales of 6,600 MT for 2016/2017 were down 48 percent from the previous week and 64 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Mexico (3,400 MT), Colombia (3,000 MT), South Korea (500 MT), and Canada (400 MT). Reductions were reported for the Dominican Republic (900 MT). Exports of 4,900 MT were down 72 percent from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily Colombia (2,200 MT), Canada (1,500 MT), Mexico (900 MT), and Honduras (200 MT).
Cotton: Net upland sales of 194,200 RB for 2016/2017 were down 26 percent from the previous week, but up 34 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Vietnam (83,200 RB, including 2,200 RB switched from China and 1,100 RB switched from Japan), China (43,100 RB), South Korea (19,300 RB), Indonesia (18,800 RB, including 2,700 RB switched from Japan and decreases of 100 RB), and Turkey (11,600 RB). Reductions were reported for Japan (6,100 RB). For 2017/2018, net sales of 297,200 RB were reported primarily for China (65,600 RB), Mexico (47,300 RB), Vietnam (47,200 RB), and Japan (24,400 RB). Exports of 302,500 RB were up 21 percent from the previous week and 14 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Turkey (73,900 RB), Vietnam (61,700 RB), Indonesia (49,500 RB), China (28,500 RB), and Mexico (20,000 RB). Net sales of Pima totaling 1,800 RB for 2016/2017 were up 71 percent from the previous week, but down 70 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were for Japan (800 RB), Thailand (500 RB), and India (200 RB). For 2017/2018, net sales of 600 RB were reported for Japan. Exports of 4,100 RB--a marketing-year low--were down 65 percent from the previous week and 59 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily China (1,300 RB), India (1,000 RB), Japan (500 RB), and Peru (400 RB).
Exports for Own Account: New exports for own account were reported to Vietnam (1,200 RB). Exports to Indonesia (13,200 RB) and South Korea (400 RB) were applied to new or outstanding sales. The current outstanding balance of 77,400 RB is for Indonesia (38,100 RB), Taiwan (14,400 RB), Vietnam (9,200 RB), India (5,500 RB), South Korea (4,600 RB), Bangladesh (3,200 RB), Thailand (1,900 RB), and Pakistan (500 RB).
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 444,500 pieces reported for 2017 were up 41 percent from the previous week and 2 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales totaling 445,000 pieces were primarily for China (299,200 pieces, including decreases of 10,800 pieces), South Korea (75,100 pieces, including decreases of 1,300 pieces), Hong Kong (30,000 pieces, including decreases of 100 pieces), Mexico (23,000 pieces, including decreases of 5,200 pieces), and Brazil (5,200 pieces). Exports of 341,300 pieces reported for 2017 were down 23 percent from the previous week and 22 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hides exports of 338,700 pieces were primarily to China (176,200 pieces), South Korea (72,300 pieces), Mexico (32,800 pieces), Thailand (22,000 pieces), and Taiwan (13,900 pieces).
Net sales of 109,100 wet blues for 2017 were down 46 percent from the previous week and 21 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Mexico (31,600 grain splits and 100 unsplit), Italy (26,900 unsplit), China (19,500 unsplit and 5,300 grain splits), Vietnam (6,200 unsplit and 1,900 grain splits), and Brazil (7,200 grain splits). Reductions were reported for India (500 grain splits) and Taiwan (100 unsplit). Exports of 129,600 wet blues for 2017 were up 13 percent from the previous week, but down 14 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (33,600 unsplit and 4,100 grain splits), Italy (26,200 unsplit and 3,600 grain splits), and Mexico (16,300 grain splits and 4,100 unsplit). Net sales reductions of splits totaling 176,600 pounds for 2017 were reported for China. Exports of 138,400 pounds were down 28 percent from the previous week and 30 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were China (130,400 pounds) and South Korea (8,000 pounds).
Beef: Net sales of 17,000 MT reported for 2017 were up 52 percent from the previous week and 36 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Japan (12,200 MT, including decreases of 1,700 MT), Hong Kong (1,300 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), South Korea (1,100 MT, including decreases of 300 MT), Mexico (1,000 MT, including decreases of 300 MT), and Taiwan (700 MT). Reductions were reported for Egypt (400 MT). Exports of 14,900 MT were unchanged from the previous week, but up 7 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Japan (4,900 MT), South Korea (3,400 MT), Hong Kong (1,700 MT), Mexico (1,500 MT), and Canada (1,300 MT).
Pork: Net sales of 13,200 MT reported for 2017 were down 50 percent from the previous week and 39 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Mexico (5,100 MT), Hong Kong (3,300 MT), Japan (1,800 MT), Canada (1,400 MT), and Colombia (400 MT). Reductions were reported for Costa Rica (100 MT). Exports of 17,400 MT were down 12 percent from the previous week and 14 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily Mexico (7,300 MT), Japan (3,300 MT), Canada (1,300 MT), Hong Kong (1,000 MT), and South Korea (900 MT).
Source : USDA