Wheat: Net sales for the 2015/2016 marketing year, which began June 1, totaled 376,700 metric tons. Increases were reported for Nigeria (105,000 MT), unknown destinations (82,600 MT), China (57,500 MT), South Korea (34,500 MT), and Ghana (29,400 MT). A total of 567,100 MT in sales were carried over from the 2014/2015 marketing year, which ended May 31. Exports for the period ending May 31 of 286,900 MT brought accumulated exports to 22,622,500 MT, down 25 percent from the prior year’s total of 30,113,000 MT. The primary destinations were Nigeria (63,600 MT), Taiwan (49,000 MT), Japan (41,400 MT), Algeria (38,900 MT), Colombia (31,200 MT), and the Philippines (19,200 MT). Exports for June 1-4 totaled 92,200 MT, with Ghana (29,400 MT), Vietnam (27,000 MT), Indonesia (10,900 MT), the Philippines (9,900 MT), and Mexico (8,500 MT) being the primary destinations.
Optional Origin Sales: For 2014/2015, outstanding optional origin sales total 23,000 MT, all Italy.
Exports for Own Account: For 2014/2015, exports for own account to Italy totaling 900 MT were applied to new or outstanding sales. Decreases in exports for own account totaling 400 MT were reported for Italy. The current exports for own account balance is 48,700, all Italy.
Corn: Net sales of 495,600 MT for delivery in 2014/2015 were up 7 percent from the previous week, but down 14 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for South Korea (157,500 MT, including 103,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and 55,000 MT switched from Taiwan), Japan (133,200 MT, including 48,800 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 73,400 MT), Peru (72,300 MT, including 40,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 5,200 MT), Mexico (59,200 MT), Panama (46,700 MT, including 18,300 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 2,000 MT), Taiwan (31,100 MT), and Egypt (22,000 MT, including 20,000 MT switched from unknown destinations). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (114,900 MT). Net sales of 115,500 MT for 2015/2016 reported for Mexico (118,200 MT), unknown destinations (50,800 MT), El Salvador (1,000 MT), and South Korea (500 MT), were partially offset by decreases for Japan (55,000 MT). Exports of 826,100 MT were down 14 percent from the previous week and 22 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (241,700 MT), Taiwan (142,700 MT), South Korea (111,200 MT), Japan (103,500 MT, including 8,900 MT late reporting), Peru (62,800 MT), and Colombia (53,100 MT).
Barley: There were no net sales for the 2015/2016 marketing year, which began June 1. A total of 3,900 MT in sales were carried over from the 2014/2015 marketing year, which ended May 31. Exports for the period ending May 31 of 700 MT brought accumulated exports to 144,700 MT, down 18 percent from the prior year’s total of 176,300 MT. The primary destinations were Japan (400 MT) and South Korea (300 MT). Exports for June 1-4 totaled 400 MT, all Japan.
Sorghum: Net sales reductions of 500 MT for 2014/2015 were reported for China. Exports of 54,400 MT--a marketing-year low--were down 74 percent from the previous week and 66 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destination was China.
Rice: Net sales of 36,400 MT for 2014/2015 were up 7 percent from the previous week and 8 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Panama (9,700 MT), Haiti (7,100 MT), Colombia (6,000 MT), Mexico (3,200 MT), and Canada (2,700 MT). Exports of 102,700 MT were up 80 percent from the previous week and 56 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Colombia (34,100 MT), Mexico (28,300 MT), Haiti (17,600 MT), Honduras (9,000 MT), and Canada (4,100 MT).
Exports for Own Account: The current exports for own account balance is 300 MT, all Canada.
Soybeans: Net sales of 164,000 MT for 2014/2015 were up 26 percent from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Mexico (54,600 MT), Bangladesh (52,800 MT, including 50,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Switzerland (46,700 MT), Malaysia (25,600 MT, including 24,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), and Colombia (22,500 MT). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (84,000 MT) and Indonesia (2,400 MT). Net sales of 389,300 MT for 2015/2016 were reported for unknown destinations (245,000 MT), Mexico (115,000 MT), Panama (10,600 MT), and Costa Rica (10,500 MT). Exports of 244,800 MT were up 9 percent from the previous week, and down 5 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (64,300 MT), Bangladesh (52,800 MT), Japan (38,900 MT, including 8,900 MT late reporting), Malaysia (26,100 MT), and Costa Rica (21,100 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 129,700 MT for 2014/2015 were up noticeably from the previous week and 60 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Morocco (35,000 MT), Venezuela (31,000 MT), Egypt (22,000 MT, including 20,000 MT switched from Colombia), Honduras (18,200 MT), Mexico (16,200 MT), Panama (10,700 MT, including 8,300 MT switched from unknown destinations), and Israel (8,000 MT). Decreases were reported for the Philippines (20,600 MT), Colombia (14,700 MT), and unknown destinations (14,000 MT). Net sales of 49,900 MT for 2015/2016 were reported primarily for Mexico (30,100 MT) and Panama (15,300 MT). Exports of 167,800 MT were down 36 percent from the previous week and 14 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (45,600 MT), Colombia (23,100 MT), the Philippines (22,800 MT), Egypt (22,000 MT), Canada (18,100 MT), and Panama (8,700 MT).
Soybean Oil: Net sales of 3,400 MT for 2014/2015 were down 90 percent from the previous week and 77 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for Mexico (2,700 MT) and Canada (800 MT), were partially offset by decreases for the Dominican Republic (200 MT). Exports of 33,400 MT were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Morocco (16,000 MT), the Dominican Republic (10,300 MT), Mexico (4,400 MT), and Guatemala (2,000 MT).
Cotton: Net Upland sales of 43,500 RB for 2014/2015 were down 59 percent from the previous week and 48 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Turkey (10,500 RB), Vietnam (10,000 RB, including 3,400 RB switched from China and decreases of 600 RB), Peru (4,800 RB), Indonesia (4,800 RB, including 200 RB switched from Japan), and the Philippines (4,700 RB, including 1,100 RB switched from Indonesia). Decreases were reported for South Korea (500 RB) and Switzerland (400 RB). Net sales of 83,200 RB for 2015/2016 were reported primarily for Thailand (25,500 RB), Mexico (16,900 RB), and South Korea (14,300 RB). Exports of 312,100 RB were up 4 percent from the previous week and 3 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (69,300 RB), Vietnam (60,700 RB), Turkey (37,000 RB), South Korea (26,800 RB), Mexico (21,700 RB), and Indonesia (20,900 RB). Net American Pima sales of 10,200 RB for 2014/2015 were up noticeably from the previous week, but down 23 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for India (4,500 RB), China (2,200 RB), Switzerland (1,700 RB), and Pakistan (1,100 RB). Exports of 12,100 RB were up 41 percent from the previous week, but down 21 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (3,000 RB), India (2,800 RB), Pakistan (2,600 RB), and Peru (2,000 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: Exports for own account to Turkey (3,500 RB) and China (2,600 RB) were applied to new or outstanding sales. The current exports for own account balance is 49,300 RB, all China.
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 404,000 pieces for 2015 were up 35 percent from the previous week and 7 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 402,600 pieces were primarily for China (209,700 pieces), South Korea (134,800 pieces), Mexico (24,900 pieces), Taiwan (14,700 pieces), and Italy (10,100 pieces). Exports of 363,200 pieces, all whole cattle hides, were down 10 percent from the previous week and 5 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were to China (207,900 pieces), South Korea (97,200 pieces), Mexico (26,700 pieces), Taiwan (13,100 pieces), and Thailand (8,100 pieces).
Net sales of 60,100 wet blues for 2015 were down 55 percent from the previous week and 45 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for China (31,100 grain splits and 4,700 unsplit), the Dominican Republic (19,200 unsplit), and Taiwan (4,800 unsplit). Decreases were reported for Thailand (2,700 unsplit), Mexico (700 grain splits), Italy (400 grain splits and 100 unsplit), and Japan (200 grain splits and 100 unsplit). Net sales reductions of 4,800 wet blues for 2016 were for Taiwan. Exports of 141,400 wet blues were primarily to Italy (55,200 unsplit and 5,000 grain splits), China (18,400 unsplit and 13,700 grain splits), South Korea (12,300 unsplit and 3,100 grain splits), and Mexico (14,300 grain splits). Net sales reductions of splits totaling 211,200 pounds for 2015 resulted as increases for Taiwan (97,800 pounds), were more than offset by decreases for South Korea (288,500 pounds) and China (20,500 pounds). Net sales reductions of splits totaling 10,800 pounds for 2016 were for Italy. Exports of 203,000 pounds were reported to China (128,100 pounds) and South Korea (75,000 pounds).
Beef: Net sales of 16,400 MT for 2015 were up 40 percent from the previous week and 9 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Japan (5,900 MT), South Korea (3,300 MT), Taiwan (1,700 MT), Hong Kong (1,700 MT), and Mexico (1,600 MT). Net sales of 300 MT for 2016 were reported for Canada. Exports of 14,000 MT--a marketing-year high--were up 15 percent from the previous week and 18 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Japan (3,600 MT), South Korea (2,700 MT), Hong Kong (2,300 MT), Canada (1,900 MT), and Mexico (1,800 MT).
Pork: Net sales of 26,000 MT for 2015 were up noticeably from the previous week and up 96 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Mexico (9,900 MT), Japan (4,000 MT), Canada (2,700 MT), Chile (2,500 MT), and the Dominican Republic (1,400 MT). Exports of 26,300 MT--a marketing-year high--were up 54 percent from the previous week and 44 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (7,000 MT), Japan (4,000 MT), Chile (2,700 MT), Canada (2,000 MT), and South Korea (1,700 MT).
Source: USDA