Wheat: Net sales of 338,100 MT for delivery in the 2014/2015 marketing year were primarily for the Philippines (107,200 MT, including 40,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Saudi Arabia (68,300 MT, including 65,000 MT switched from unknown destinations)South Korea (58,400 MT), Mexico (54,100 MT), Brazil (50,500 MT), and Nigeria (24,000 MT). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (43,500 MT) and the United Arab Emirates (1,700 MT). Exports of 394,700 MT were primarily to the Philippines (98,400 MT), Saudi Arabia (68,300 MT), Japan (40,400 MT), Brazil (33,000 MT), South Korea (33,000 MT), Venezuela (29,000 MT), Jamaica (21,700 MT), and Mexico (20,500 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2014/2015, outstanding optional origin sales total 40,000 MT, all Algeria.
Exports for Own Account: Exports for own account totaling 1,100 MT were reported to Italy. Exports for own account to Italy totaling 5,000 MT were applied to new or outstanding sales. The current exports for own account balance is 22,200 MT, all Italy.
Corn: Net sales of 363,000 MT for 2013/2014 were up 25 percent from the previous week and 36 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for South Korea (199,000 MT, including 120,000 MT switched from unknown destinations, 60,000 MT switched from China, and decreases of 2,300 MT), Japan (188,600 MT, including 131,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 22,200 MT), Egypt (126,000 MT, including 60,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Taiwan (99,400 MT, including 63,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Venezuela (60,000 MT, including 62,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 2,000 MT), and Peru (46,700 MT, including 33,000 MT switched from unknown destinations). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (424,900 MT), China (60,600 MT), Guatemala (4,000 MT), and Nicaragua (1,300 MT). Net sales of 381,600 MT for 2014/2015 were reported primarily for Egypt (176,000 MT), unknown destinations (122,500 MT), Japan (45,600 MT), and New Zealand (25,000 MT). Decreases were reported for China (3,000 MT). Exports of 1,207,100 MT were up 33 percent from the previous week and 15 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Japan (334,100 MT), Mexico (233,000 MT), South Korea (181,700 MT), Taiwan (81,500 MT), Venezuela (80,000 MT), the Netherlands (66,000 MT), Egypt (66,000 MT), and Morocco (64,500 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2013/2014, outstanding optional origin sales total 55,000 MT, all South Korea.
Barley: Net sales of 700 MT for 2014/1015 were reported for Taiwan (500 MT) and the Philippines (200 MT). Exports of 600 MT were reported to Taiwan.
Sorghum: Net sales of 62,400 MT for 2013/2014 were reported for unknown destinations (48,700 MT), China (5,600 MT), Mexico (5,100 MT), and Japan (3,000 MT, switched from unknown destinations). Net sales of 55,000 MT for 2014/2015 were reported for China. Exports of 4,800 MT were reported to Japan (3,000 MT) and China (1,800 MT).
Rice: Net sales of 77,400 MT for 2013/2014 were up noticeably from the previous week and 94 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Mexico (46,100 MT), Japan (12,000 MT), Guatemala (8,200 MT, including 7,500 MT switched from unknown destinations), Haiti (7,300 MT), and El Salvador (4,100 MT). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (7,500 MT). Net sales of 100 MT for 2014/2015 were reported for the United Arab Emirates. Exports of 35,100 MT were down 30 percent from the previous week and 34 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Guatemala (8,200 MT), Haiti (7,400 MT), Costa Rica (5,300 MT), El Salvador (3,600 MT), and Mexico (3,200 MT).
Soybeans: Net sales of 56,300 MT for 2013/2014 were up 39 percent from the previous week, but down 59 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for China (59,200 MT), Taiwan (27,000 MT), Japan (21,100 MT, including 18,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Thailand (17,100 MT), and Vietnam (7,900 MT). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (86,000 MT). Net sales of 526,500 MT for 2014/2015 were primarily for China (399,500 MT) and unknown destinations (108,000 MT). Exports of 89,500 MT were down 29 percent from the previous week and 37 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (34,300 MT), Japan (21,900 MT), Indonesia (13,300 MT), Thailand (7,500 MT), and Taiwan (3,800 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2013/2014, outstanding optional origin sales total 110,500 MT, all China. For 2014/2015, outstanding optional origin sales total 716,000 MT, and are for China (551,000 MT), Egypt (120,000 MT), and Mexico (45,000 MT).
Soybean Cake and Meal: Net sales of 48,800 MT for 2013/2014 were down 41 percent from the previous week and 26 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Mexico (14,600 MT), the Philippines (13,900 MT), Canada (8,300 MT), Vietnam (4,700 MT), Belgium (2,800 MT), and El Salvador (2,400 MT, switched from Guatemala). Decreases were reported for Guatemala (2,100 MT) and unknown destinations (100 MT). Net sales of 93,500 MT for 2014/2015 were reported primarily for unknown destinations (82,500 MT), the Dominican Republic (4,000 MT), and Ecuador (4,000 MT). Exports of 90,400 MT were up 23 percent from the previous week, but down 31 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (26,500 MT), Canada (22,100 MT), Venezuela (15,000 MT), the Dominican Republic (9,600 MT), and Guatemala (3,400 MT).
Soybean Oil: Net sales of 12,800 MT for 2013/2014 were down 34 percent from the previous week and 51 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for unknown destinations (10,000 MT), Nicaragua (1,100 MT), and Guatemala (1,000 MT). Exports of 4,300 MT were up 61 percent from the previous week, but down 42 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (2,700 MT), Nicaragua (1,100 MT), and Canada (300 MT).
Cotton: Net Upland sales 67,600 RB for 2013/2014 were up 94 percent from the previous week and 16 percent the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Turkey (32,200 RB), Vietnam (18,000 RB, including 5,400 RB switched from China, 100 RB switched from Japan, and decreases of 1,500 RB), Taiwan (5,100 RB), China (3,500 RB), Thailand (2,700 RB), and Malaysia (1,800 RB). Decreases were reported for Japan (200 RB). Net sales of 203,200 RB for 2014/2015 were reported primarily for Turkey (73,100 RB), El Salvador (37,400 RB), Mexico (31,900 RB), and China (26,100 RB). Exports of 136,400 RB were down 20 percent from the previous week and 9 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (36,700 RB), Turkey (26,300 RB), Mexico (16,100 RB), Indonesia (12,900 RB), and South Korea (9,100 RB). Net American Pima sales of 500 RB for 2013/2014 were down 93 percent from the previous week and 83 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for Japan (400 RB), Thailand (300 RB, switched from Japan), Peru (100 RB), and Bangladesh (100 RB), were partially offset by decreases for Indonesia (400 RB). Net sales of 200 RB for 2014/2015 were reported for Japan. Exports of 4,800 RB were primarily to China (3,100 RB), Egypt (500 RB), Thailand (300 RB), and Japan (300 RB).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2013/2014, 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: Export for own account to China totaling 400 RB were applied to new or outstanding sales. The current exports for own account balance is 60,500 RB, all China.
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 312,500 pieces reported for 2014 were down 23 percent from the previous week and 21 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hides sales of 310,600 pieces were primarily for China (158,700 pieces), South Korea (113,400 pieces), Mexico (19,300 pieces), Hong Kong (6,300 pieces), and Thailand (4,800 pieces). Exports of 329,500 pieces (all whole cattle hides), were down 31 percent from the previous week and 27 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (191,200 pieces), South Korea (70,100 pieces), Taiwan (24,500 pieces), and Mexico (17,600 pieces).
Net sales of 178,400 wet blues for 2014 were reported for China (45,900 unsplit and 25,300 grain splits), Mexico (25,400 grain splits and 17,700 unsplit), South Korea (20,700 unsplit and 5,500 grain splits), and Vietnam (22,000 unsplit). Decreases were reported for Vietnam (800 grain splits). Exports of 129,800 wet blues were primarily to Italy (34,200 unsplit and 3,200 grain splits), China (21,400 unsplit and 6,500 grain splits), Vietnam (9,600 unsplit and 4,700 grain splits), and Mexico (11,700 grain splits). Net sales of splits totaling 3,444,400 pounds for 2014 resulted as increases for South Korea (3,455,800 pounds), were partially offset by decrease for Vietnam (6,800 pounds) and China (4,600 pounds). Exports of 426,600 pounds were reported to South Korea (299,300 pounds) and China (127,400 pounds).
Beef: Net sales of 17,900 MT for 2014 were up noticeably from the previous week and 58 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Japan (9,500 MT), Mexico (2,400 MT), Hong Kong (2,100 MT), South Korea (1,700 MT), and Canada (800 MT). Exports of 15,500 MT were up 9 percent from the previous week and 6 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Japan (5,500 MT), Mexico (2,200 MT), South Korea (2,000 MT), Hong Kong (1,900 MT), and Canada (1,700 MT).
Pork: Net sales of 8,900 MT for 2014 were down 27 percent from the previous week and 19 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Mexico (3,900 MT), Japan (1,300 MT), Canada (800 MT), South Korea (700 MT), and China (500 MT). Exports of 10,400 MT were up 22 percent from the previous week and 8 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (4,300 MT), Japan (1,700 MT), Canada (1,200 MT), Hong Kong (800 MT), and South Korea (400 MT).
Source: USDA