Wheat: Net sales of 298,400 MT for the 2011/2012 marketing year were down 7 percent from the previous week and 22 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for South Korea (85,000 MT, including 55,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 28,000 MT), the Philippines (82,100 MT), Mexico (55,800 MT), Nigeria (51,900 MT), Guatemala (28,200 MT, switched from unknown destinations), El Salvador (19,200 MT, including 14,600 MT switched from unknown destinations), and Japan (10,900 MT). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (55,600 MT). Option exercise to export the commodity from other than the United States was reported for Nigeria (7,300 MT). Exports of 353,500 MT were down 43 percent from the previous week and 20 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were to Nigeria (74,300 MT), the Philippines (52,100 MT), South Korea (50,100 MT), Mexico (41,000 MT), Guatemala (28,200 MT), Japan (26,300 MT), and El Salvador (19,200 MT).
Corn: Net sales of 251,900 MT for the 2011/2012 marketing year were down 60 percent from the previous week and 75 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Mexico (153,000 MT, including 21,900 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 6,700 MT), Japan (133,300 MT, including 112,500 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 35,900 MT), China (119,500 MT, switched from unknown destinations), Taiwan (37,200 MT), and South Korea (18,600 MT). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (228,700 MT). Exports of 624,400 MT were primarily to Japan (193,300 MT), Mexico (134,500 MT), China (124,700 MT), South Korea (57,700 MT), the Dominican Republic (27,900 MT), and Taiwan (23,600 MT).
Barley: There were no sales or exports reported during the week.
Sorghum: Net sales of 5,200 MT resulted as increases for unknown destinations (9,100 MT), were partially offset by decreases for Mexico (4,000 MT). Exports of 30,800 MT were mainly reported to Mexico.
Rice: Net sales of 45,100 MT were reported for Japan (29,800 MT), Mexico (9,600 MT), Canada (1,700 MT), Honduras (700 MT), and Saudi Arabia (500 MT). Exports of 16,600 MT were down 45 percent from the previous week and 75 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Saudi Arabia (5,000 MT), Mexico (4,700 MT), Canada (2,700 MT), Japan (1,000 MT), and Yemen (700 MT).
Soybeans: Net sales of 604,000 MT for the 2011/2012 marketing year were mainly reported for China (334,700 MT, including 110,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 60,400 MT), South Korea (60,000 MT), Mexico (47,500 MT), Japan (47,200 MT, including 45,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 500 MT), France (45,500 MT, switched from the United Kingdom), and Egypt (36,000 MT). Decreases were reported for the United Kingdom (60,000 MT) and unknown destinations (13,000 MT). Net sales of 2,800 MT for delivery in 2012/2013 were reported for Japan. Exports for own account were reported for Canada (54,400 MT). Exports of 1,224,100 MT were primarily reported to China (899,800 MT), Indonesia (146,200 MT), Japan (47,200 MT), France (45,500 MT), Mexico (36,600 MT),and Taiwan (21,400 MT).
Soybean Cake and Meal: Net sales of 291,400 MT for the 2011/2012 marketing year were mainly reported for the Philippines (130,700 MT), Mexico (118,900 MT) Ireland (20,000 MT), Canada (16,400 MT), and unknown destinations (6,500 MT). Decreases were reported for Peru (3,300 MT) and Japan (1,100 MT). Net sales of 4,400 MT for delivery in 2012/2013 were mainly reported for Mexico (4,300 MT). Exports of 112,800 MT were primarily reported to Canada (24,400 MT), Mexico (22,900 MT), Panama (13,000 MT), the Dominican Republic (12,700 MT), and Morocco (12,500 MT). Accumulated exports were adjusted down for Mexico (100,000 MT).
Soybean Oil: Net sales of 21,700 MT for delivery in 2011/2012 resulted as increases for Morocco (20,000 MT), the Dominican Republic (2,000 MT), and Mexico (700 MT), were partially offset by decreases for unknown destinations (800 MT) and Canada (300 MT). Exports of 3,200 MT were primarily reported to Mexico (1,200 MT), Turkey (1,000 MT) and Canada (800 MT).
Cotton: Net Upland sales of 998,000 running bales for the 2011/2012 marketing year reported for China (996,100 RB), Turkey (11,800 RB), and Guatemala (8,100 RB), were partially offset by decreases for unknown destinations (8,700 RB), Japan (6,300 RB), and Indonesia (3,600 RB). Net sales of 24,900 MT for delivery in 2012/2013 were mainly reported for Turkey (24,200 RB). Exports for own account were reported for China (15,500 RB). Option exercised to export the commodity from other than the United States were reported to China (13,200 RB), Thailand (2,600 RB), and Vietnam (2,200 RB). Exports of 107,200 RB were up 19 percent from the previous week and 31 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were to China (48,900 RB), Mexico (16,600 RB), Vietnam (11,000 RB), and Turkey (10,600 RB). Net American Pima sales of 1,900 RB resulted as increases for China (1,000 RB), Indonesia (900RB), and Turkey (200 RB, switched from Japan). Decreases were reported for Japan (300 RB). Exports of 3,300 RB were mainly reported to China (2,000 RB), Turkey (600 RB), and Japan (300 RB).
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 483,900 pieces were reported for delivery in 2011, down 8 percent from the previous week, but up 8 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary buyers were China (286,500 pieces), South Korea (133,500 pieces), Mexico (18,200 pieces), Vietnam (15,700 pieces), and Japan (10,500 pieces). Exports of 498,900 pieces were up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 3 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hides of 494,800 pieces were primarily to China (290,100 pieces), South Korea (75,400 pieces), Vietnam (37,400 pieces), Taiwan (28,900 pieces), Mexico (27,200 pieces), and Japan (12,400 pieces).
Net sales of 96,700 wet blues for 2011were reported for Italy (30,900 grain splits and 9,800 unsplit), Mexico (30,100 grain splits and 7,300 unsplit), China (25,700 unsplit), and Thailand (24,400 unsplit). Decreases were reported for South Korea (57,600 grain splits). Net sales of 57,600 MT for delivery in 2012 were reported for South Korea. Exports of 173,100 hides were primarily to China (54,800 unsplit), Italy (40,500 unsplit), Mexico (26,600 grain splits and 4,200 unsplit), and the Dominican Republic (14,200 grain splits and 4,100 unsplit). Net sales reductions of splits totaling 749,400 pounds resulted as increases for Taiwan (41,000 pounds) were more than offset by decreases for China (646,300 pounds) and South Korea (144,100 pounds). Net sales reductions of 23,600 pounds for 2012 were reported for South Korea. Exports of 720,900 pounds were reported to South Korea (417,400 pounds) and China (303,500 pounds).
Beef: Net sales of 12,900 MT for delivery in 2011 were primarily for South Korea (4,000 MT), Mexico (3,100 MT), Canada (2,900 MT), Japan (1,300 MT), and Taiwan (700 MT). Decreases were reported for Hong Kong (1,500 MT). Exports of 16,500 MT were mainly reported to Mexico (3,500 MT), Japan (2,300 MT), South Korea (2,300 MT), Canada (2,000 MT), and Vietnam (1,600 MT).