Wheat: Net sales of 731,800 MT for delivery in the 2013/2014 marketing year were primarily for Brazil (119,300 MT, including 55,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Taiwan (113,400 MT, including 26,600 MT switched from unknown destinations), Peru (99,000 MT), Japan (89,500 MT), Nigeria (82,300 MT, including 30,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), and unknown destinations (76,600 MT, including 25,000 MT switched from China). Decreases were reported for China (24,500 MT) and Panama (1,700 MT). Exports of 479,000 MT were primarily to Brazil (137,300 MT), Nigeria (104,100 MT), Mexico (58,300 MT), Egypt (58,100 MT), Taiwan (27,900 MT), and Japan (25,700 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2013/2014, outstanding optional origin sales total 55,000 MT, all South Korea.
Corn: Net sales of 336,700 MT for 2012/2013 resulted as increases for unknown destinations (140,100 MT), Japan (72,100 MT), Venezuela (58,000 MT, including 20,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Costa Rica (25,000 MT), and Mexico (11,400 MT), were partially offset by decreases for Canada (1,400 MT). Net sales of 153,600 MT for 2013/2014 were primarily for Mexico (77,400 MT), unknown destinations (62,900 MT), and Japan (7,100 MT). Exports of 151,200 MT were down 53 percent from the previous week and 52 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Venezuela (58,000 MT), Mexico (46,400 MT), Japan (25,500 MT), and Honduras (13,900 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2012/2013, outstanding optional origin sales total 65,000 MT, all South Korea. For 2013/2014, outstanding optional origin sales total 100,000 MT, all Mexico.
Barley: Net sales of 400 MT were reported for Taiwan. Exports of 1,600 MT were primarily to Taiwan (1,500 MT) and South Korea (100 MT).
Sorghum: Net sales of 17,500 MT for 2012/2013 were reported for Japan. There were no exports reported during the week.
Optional Origin Sales: For 2013/2014, outstanding optional origin sales total 60,000 MT, all China.
Rice: Net sales of 52,000 MT for 2012/2013 were up 49 percent from the previous week, but down 21 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for unknown destinations (37,400 MT), Guatemala (6,200 MT, switched from unknown destinations), South Korea (5,400 MT), Mexico (4,700 MT), and El Salvador (3,600 MT, switched from unknown destinations). Decreases were reported for the Netherlands (13,200 MT). Net sales reductions of 5,400 MT for 2013/2014 were reported for South Korea. Exports of 63,000 MT were up 23 percent from the previous week, but down 1 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Haiti (11,800 MT), Saudi Arabia (9,000 MT), Colombia (7,300 MT), Guatemala (6,200 MT), and Honduras (5,200 MT).
Soybeans: Net sales of 14,500 MT for 2012/2013 resulted as increases for Indonesia (87,700 MT, including 83,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Malaysia (25,000 MT, including 24,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Colombia (4,000 MT), Taiwan (3,000 MT), and Guatemala (2,600 MT), were partially offset by decreases for unknown destinations (107,000 MT) and Mexico (4,500 MT). Net sales of 451,100 MT for 2013/2014 were primarily for China (360,000 MT), Mexico (53,000 MT), and Indonesia (15,000 MT). Exports of 223,000 MT were up noticeably from the previous week and 95 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Indonesia (87,900 MT), Mexico (61,900 MT), Japan (26,900 MT), Malaysia (25,000 MT), and Morocco (10,500 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2013/2014, outstanding optional origin sales total 130,000 MT, all China.
Soybean Cake and Meal: Net sales of 9,200 MT for 2012/2013--a marketing-year low--were down 65 percent from the previous week and 91 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for Trinidad (25,000 MT), Mexico (24,900 MT), Guatemala (17,000 MT, including 16,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Venezuela (14,300 MT, including 13,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), and El Salvador (12,000 MT, including 3,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), were partially offset by decreases for Panama (36,300 MT), unknown destinations (32,900 MT), Colombia (30,000 MT), and the Dominican Republic (10,400 MT). Net sales of 100 MT for 2013/2014 were for Canada. Exports of 140,800 MT were up noticeably from the previous week and 10 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (37,300 MT), Venezuela (28,300 MT), Guatemala (17,000 MT), Canada (16,200 MT), the Dominican Republic (10,800 MT), and Nicaragua (6,300 MT).
Soybean Oil: Net sales of 2,900 MT for 2012/2013 were up noticeably from the previous week, but down 76 percent and from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Venezuela (2,500 MT), Canada (100 MT), and Lebanon (100 MT). Exports of 1,400 MT--a marketing-year--low were down 48 percent from the previous week and 81 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (700 MT) and Canada (600 MT).
Cotton: Net Upland sales of 57,000 running bales for 2012/2013 were down 18 percent from the previous week and 52 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for China (24,500 RB, including 400 RB switched from South Korea), Turkey (10,400 RB), Brazil (6,400 RB), Vietnam (4,000 RB), and Japan (2,200 RB). Decreases were reported for South Korea (1,300 RB). Net sales reductions of 7,100 RB for 2013/2014 resulted as increases for Indonesia (6,400 RB) and Peru (1,600 RB), were more than offset by decreases for South Korea (8,500 RB), Turkey (4,200 RB)Mexico (1,600 RB), and Morocco (1,400 RB). Exports of 130,500 RB were down 31 percent from the previous week and 48 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (41,600 RB), Turkey (17,700 RB), Mexico (15,900 RB), Thailand (11,700 RB), and Indonesia (8,900 RB). Net American Pima sales of 10,600 RB for 2012/2013 were reported for China (5,300 RB), Indonesia (3,100 RB), and Peru (2,000 RB). Net sales of 200 MT for 2013/2014 were for Japan. Exports of 18,800 RB were down 24 percent from the previous week and 19 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily to China (12,100 RB), India (4,600 RB), and Japan (900 RB).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2012/2013, outstanding optional origin sales total 28,500 RB, and are for China (14,600 RB), South Korea (13,600 RB), and Vietnam (300 RB).
Exports for Own Account: The current exports for own account balance is 74,500 RB, and is for China (73,400 RB) and Vietnam (1,100 RB).
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 486,900 pieces for 2013 were up 1 percent from the previous week, but unchanged from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 480,600 pieces were primarily for China (264,300 pieces), South Korea (121,000 pieces), Taiwan (25,400 pieces), Indonesia (21,900 pieces), and Mexico (20,300 pieces). Exports of 465,900 pieces were up 24 percent from the previous week and 14 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (312,400 pieces), South Korea (58,100 pieces), Taiwan (37,000 pieces), Mexico (18,100 pieces), and Vietnam (13,800 pieces).
Net sales of 175,700 wet blues for 2013 were primarily for China (62,100 unsplit and 1,800 grain splits), Italy (55,000 unsplit), Mexico (30,900 grain splits and 100 unsplit), and South Korea (11,400 grain splits). Exports of 120,900 hides were primarily to China (36,700 unsplit), Mexico (30,500 grain splits and 1,100 unsplit), Italy (15,600 unsplit), and Vietnam (14,800 unsplit). Net sales of splits totaling 132,900 pounds were for South Korea (55,300 pounds), Hong Kong (50,000 pounds), Taiwan (42,000 pounds), and Italy (9,800 pounds). Decreases were reported for China (22,900 pounds) and Mexico (1,300 pounds). Exports of 634,400 pounds were to South Korea (264,000 pounds), Hong Kong (200,000 pounds), China (84,300 pounds), Italy (43,300 pounds), and Mexico (42,700 pounds).
Beef: Net sales of 20,000 MT for 2013 were primarily for Hong Kong (5,600 MT), Mexico (4,700 MT), South Korea (4,000 MT), Canada (2,100 MT), and Japan (1,900 MT). Exports of 15,200 MT were down 4 percent from the previous week, but up 7 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Japan (4,800 MT), Hong Kong (2,900 MT), Canada (2,400 MT), Mexico (2,300 MT), and South Korea (1,500 MT).
Pork: Net sales of 18,600 MT for 2013 were primarily for Mexico (9,600 MT), Japan (2,700 MT), Hong Kong (2,500 MT), Canada (1,400 MT), and Chile (500 MT). Exports of 10,100 MT were primarily to Mexico (2,600 MT), Japan (1,900 MT), Hong Kong (1,500 MT), Canada (1,200 MT), and South Korea (800 MT).
Source: USDA