This summary is based on reports from exporters for the period June 12-18, 2009.
Wheat: Net sales of 368,300 metric tons were up 37 percent from the previous week. Increases were reported for Nigeria (127,600 MT), Japan (82,700 MT), South Korea (48,100 MT), Brazil (25,000 MT), the Philippines (20,900 MT), Canada (16,600 MT), and Mexico (13,900 MT). Decreases were reported for Yemen (400 MT). Exports of 323,800 MT were primarily to Nigeria (87,100 MT), Japan (61,900 MT), Yemen (57,600 MT), Mexico (31,700 MT), South Korea (24,500 MT), and Canada (16,100 MT).
Corn: Net sales of 686,400 MT were down 11 percent from the previous week and 3 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for Japan (373,200 MT, including 125,300 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 110,000 MT), Malaysia (60,000 MT), Egypt (36,200 MT), Colombia (35,700 MT), unknown destinations (29,700 MT), Taiwan (29,400 MT), and Libya (28,000 MT), were partially offset by decreases for Guatemala (9,300 MT). Optional origin sales of 6,000 MT for Colombia were cancelled. Net sales of 250,300 MT for delivery in 2009/10 were mainly for unknown destinations (76,200 MT), Saudi Arabia (60,000 MT), Mexico (33,000 MT), Taiwan (30,500 MT), and South Korea (25,900 MT). Exports of 1,038,400 MT were up 27 percent from the previous week and 34 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Japan (496,900 MT), Mexico (131,800 MT), Taiwan (98,200 MT), South Korea (59,800 MT), Morocco (33,500 MT), Venezuela (32,400 MT), and Peru (27,900 MT).
Barley: There were no sales reported during the week. Exports of 200 MT were for Mexico.
Sorghum: Net sales of 2,000 MT were for Japan (5,800 MT, including 5,100 MT switched from unknown destinations) and Mexico (1,200 MT). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (5,100 MT). Exports of 14,600 MT were to Japan (13,900 MT) and Mexico (700 MT).
Rice: Net sales of 78,000 MT were up noticeably from the previous week and 52 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Japan (39,000 MT), Mexico (16,500 MT), Nigeria (8,300 MT), Haiti (5,200 MT), Jamaica (3,500 MT), and Saudi Arabia (1,400 MT). Exports of 83,200 MT were up noticeably from the previous week and 50 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Japan (39,300 MT), Mexico (21,000 MT), Costa Rica (4,700 MT), Saudi Arabia (4,600 MT), and Jordan (3,400 MT).
Soybeans: Net sales of 28,000 MT were down 81 percent from the previous week and 62 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Syria (40,000 MT), China (37,100 MT, including 110,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 79,000 MT), Japan (29,300 MT, including 28,000 switched from unknown destinations), and Mexico (21,300 MT). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (129,000 MT) and Guatemala (5,000 MT). Net sales of 215,400 MT for 2009/10 delivery were primarily for Mexico (67,400 MT), China (58,000 MT), unknown destinations (55,000 MT), and Canada (25,000 MT). Exports of 378,300 MT were up 8 percent from the previous week, but unchanged from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (167,000 MT), Japan (76,400 MT), Mexico (47,000 MT), Taiwan (34,100 MT), and Syria (30,200 MT).
Soybean Cake and Meal: Net sales of 79,600 MT were down 15 percent from the previous week and 36 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for the Philippines (25,000 MT), Spain (16,500 MT, including 15,800 switched from unknown destinations), the United Arab Emirates (14,500 MT, including 16,000 MT switched from Egypt and decreases of 1,500 MT), Morocco (13,200 MT, including 13,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Mexico (10,900 MT), and Canada (10,500 MT). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (28,800 MT) and Egypt (16,000 MT). Net sales of 228,800 MT for delivery in 2009/10 were mainly for unknown destinations (223,000 MT). Exports of 161,900 MT were down 41 percent from the previous week and 9 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Venezuela (37,000 MT), Mexico (30,200 MT), Canada (20,400 MT), Spain (16,500 MT), the United Arab Emirates (14,500 MT), and Morocco (13,200 MT).
Soybean Oil: Net sales of 6,900 MT were mainly for Taiwan (6,000 MT), Nicaragua (700 MT), and Canada (600 MT). Decreases were reported for Mexico (700 MT). Net sales of 1,300 MT for 2009/10 delivery were for Mexico. Decreases were reported for Mexico (700 MT). Exports of 5,600 MT were down 80 percent from the previous week and 69 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (2,300 MT), Nicaragua (1,300 MT), and Canada (900 MT).
Cotton: Net Upland sales of 157,500 running bales were up 4 percent from the previous week and 22 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Turkey (63,000 RB, including 6,600 RB switched from China), China (20,000 RB), Thailand (11,100 RB), Vietnam (9,400 RB), Indonesia (8,400 RB), Taiwan (6,000 RB), South Korea (5,800 RB), Japan (5,400 RB), Peru (4,800 RB), and Singapore (4,600 RB). Net sales of 98,200 RB for delivery in 2009/10 were mainly for Mexico (36,600 RB), Turkey (23,600 RB), Vietnam (14,100 RB), and Taiwan (4,400 RB). Exports of 276,800 RB were up 6 percent from the previous week, but down 12 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Pakistan (48,600 RB), Turkey (44,000 RB), Mexico (33,100 RB), China (30,700 RB), Indonesia (18,300 RB), and Vietnam (17,200 RB). Net American Pima sales of 5,700 RB were up 96 percent from the previous week, but down 23 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were mainly for China (2,200 RB), India (2,200 RB), Italy (500 RB), and Japan (300 RB). Net sales of 1,400 RB for delivery in 2009/10 were for Mexico (800 RB), India (400 RB), and Honduras (200 RB). Exports of 8,100 RB were mainly to China (4,500 RB), Pakistan (1,500 RB), and Germany (1,100 RB).
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 612,800 pieces were up 9 percent from the previous week, but down 2 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 606,100 pieces were primarily for China (393,500 pieces), South Korea (66,400 pieces), Mexico (50,400 pieces), Hong Kong (32,200 pieces), and Taiwan (20,200 pieces). Exports of 705,900 pieces were up 36 percent from the previous week and 17 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide exports of 699,500 pieces were primarily to China (328,300 pieces), South Korea (190,100 pieces), Taiwan (56,300 pieces), Mexico (35,600 pieces), Vietnam (23,700 pieces), and Hong Kong (22,600 pieces).
Net sales of 70,900 wet blues were up 6 percent from the previous week, but down 23 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (39,000 unsplit and 4,200 grain splits), Mexico (20,000 grain splits), South Korea (4,500 unsplit), and Vietnam (3,200 unsplit). Exports of 104,500 hides were down 12 percent from the previous week and 32 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (32,700 unsplit and 8,000 grain splits), Mexico (21,500 grain splits and 800 unsplit), Italy (22,000 unsplit), and Taiwan (6,900 unsplit). Net sales reductions of splits totaling 4,800 pounds resulted as increases for China (600 pounds) were more than offset by decreases for Mexico (5,400 pounds). Exports of 262,200 pounds were down 38 percent from the previous week and 18 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were South Korea (135,000 pounds), Mexico (82,600 pounds), and China (44,600 pounds).
Beef: Net sales of 10,100 MT were primarily for Mexico (4,900 MT), Canada (1,600 MT), Japan (900 MT), and Taiwan (700 MT). Exports of 10,600 MT were mainly to Mexico (3,800 MT), Canada (2,100 MT), Japan (1,800 MT), and South Korea (900 MT).