Wheat: Net sales of 704,400 MT for delivery in the 2013/2014 marketing year were up 30 percent from the previous week and 25 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Nigeria (159,200 MT), Brazil (120,400 MT, including 40,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Mexico (93,800 MT), Sri Lanka (63,500 MT, including 65,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 2,500 MT), Venezuela (61,700 MT), and the Philippines (44,800 MT). Decreases were reported for China (5,500 MT), Honduras (2,500 MT), and unknown destinations (1,800 MT). Net sales reductions of 2,500 MT for 2014/2015 were for Malaysia. Exports of 1,204,400 MT--a marketing-year high--were up 32 percent from the previous week and 35 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (406,700 MT), Brazil (186,400 MT), Japan (128,800 MT), Nigeria (96,000 MT), Mexico (68,900 MT), Sri Lanka (63,500 MT), Thailand (54,500 MT), and the Philippines (44,100 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2013/2014, outstanding optional origin sales total 30,000 MT, all Italy.
Exports for Own Account: For 2013/2014, exports for own account totaling 19,300 MT, all Belgium.
Corn: Net sales of 437,400 MT for 2013/2014 resulted as increases for Mexico (136,500 MT, including 33,300 MT switched from unknown destination and decreases of 5,000 MT), Japan (108,500 MT, including 64,300 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 10,500 MT), China (64,500 MT, including 55,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Peru (40,000 MT), and Taiwan (35,900 MT), were partially offset by decreases for unknown destinations (18,000 MT). Exports of 518,800 MT were primarily to Mexico (196,400 MT), Japan (104,300 MT), Venezuela (67,000 MT), China (60,000 MT), and the Dominican Republic (26,400 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2013/2014, new optional sales totaling 3,200 MT were applied to new or outstanding sales for South Korea. Outstanding optional origin sales total 100,000 MT, all Mexico.
Barley: Net sales of 800 MT were reported for Taiwan (500 MT), South Korea (200 MT), and Japan (100 MT). Exports of 23,100 MT--a marketing-year high--were to Japan.
Sorghum: Net sales of 48,200 MT for 2013/2014 resulted as increases for China (58,600 MT, including 60,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 1,400 MT), Japan (4,800 MT, including 4,100 MT switched from unknown destinations), and Mexico (3,800 MT). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (19,000 MT). Exports of 146,200 MT were reported to Mexico (64,500 MT), China (58,600 MT), and Japan (23,100 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2013/2014, outstanding optional origin sales total 60,000 MT, all China.
Rice: Net sales of 36,900 MT for 2013/2014 were reported for Mexico (20,400 MT), Canada (7,300 MT), Ghana (6,000 MT), Guatemala (400 MT), and the Netherlands Antilles (400 MT). Exports of 57,500 MT were primarily to Mexico (26,500 MT), Haiti (9,400 MT), Honduras (8,900 MT), Canada (3,400 MT), and Saudi Arabia (3,000 MT).
Soybeans: Net sales of 923,300 MT for 2013/2014 resulted as increases for unknown destinations (530,500 MT), China (129,000 MT), South Korea (85,200 MT), Mexico (60,700 MT), and Indonesia (41,000 MT). Exports of 74,200 MT were primarily to Mexico (26,300 MT), Japan (22,000 MT), Indonesia (6,700 MT), Colombia (4,400 MT), and Taiwan (4,300 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2013/2014, outstanding optional origin sales total 126,000 MT, all unknown destinations.
Soybean Cake and Meal: Net sales of 26,300 MT for 2012/2013 resulted as increases for Honduras (12,600 MT, including 14,800 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 2,200 MT), Venezuela (9,500 MT, including 13,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 3,500 MT), Canada (8,300 MT), Nicaragua (8,000 MT), and the Philippines (3,800 MT), were partially offset by decreases for unknown destinations (20,800 MT) and Mexico (600 MT). Net sales of 20,300 MT for 2013/2014 resulted as increases for unknown destinations (10,000 MT), the Dominican Republic (9,000 MT), Nicaragua (5,600 MT), and Guatemala (3,800 MT), were partially offset by decreases for Honduras (8,100 MT) and Trinidad (2,200 MT). Exports of 90,500 MT were down 11 percent from the previous week and 10 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (25,700 MT), Canada (18,000 MT), Venezuela (13,000 MT), Honduras (12,600 MT), and Panama (8,400 MT).
Soybean Oil: Net sales of 20,600 MT for 2012/2013 were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Canada (16,400 MT), Venezuela (3,000 MT), and Mexico (1,100 MT). Exports of 15,700 MT were down 48 percent from the previous week, but up 60 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Norway (8,000 MT), Colombia (3,000 MT), Canada (2,500 MT), and Mexico (1,200 MT).
Cotton: Net Upland sales of 103,100 RB for 2013/2014 were primarily for Turkey (28,000 RB), China (20,300 RB), Mexico (20,100 RB), Vietnam (13,000 RB), and Thailand (9,800 RB). Decreases were reported for El Salvador (400 MT). Exports of 112,900 RB were primarily to Mexico (21,800 RB), Vietnam (20,500 RB), China (18,600 RB), Turkey (8,400 RB), and Indonesia (8,200 RB). Net American Pima sales of 8,000 RB for 2013/2014 resulted as increases for China (6,800 RB), Germany (1,000 RB), and Thailand (500 RB, switched from Japan), were partially offset by decreases for Japan (500 RB). Exports of 15,600 RB were primarily to China (3,800 RB), Pakistan (2,500 RB), and Thailand (2,000 RB).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2013/2014, Outstanding optional origin sales total 14,200 RB, and are for Thailand (9,300 RB), South Korea (4,600 RB), and Vietnam (300 RB).
Exports for Own Account: For 2013/2014, exports for own account totaling 2,600 RB to South Korea were applied to new or outstanding sales. The current exports for own account balance is 57,900 RB, and is for China (56,800 RB) and Vietnam (1,100 RB).
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 496,000 pieces for 2013 were down 11 percent from the previous week and 4 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 481,300 pieces were primarily for China (298,600 pieces), South Korea (80,400 pieces), Taiwan (40,400 pieces), Hong Kong (18,700 pieces), and Vietnam (15,000 pieces). Exports of 558,100 pieces were up 96 percent from the previous week and 46 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle exports of 548,100 pieces were primarily to China (408,200 pieces), South Korea (55,200 pieces), Mexico (20,000 pieces), Hong Kong (16,700 pieces), and Taiwan (15,900 pieces).
Net sales of 289,400 wet blues for 2013 were primarily for Italy (113,500 unsplit), Mexico (52,300 grain splits), China (51,900 unsplit), and Thailand (23,100 unsplit). Exports of 117,200 hides were primarily to Italy (40,300 unsplit), Mexico (21,400 unsplit and 3,000 grain split), and Thailand (18,500 unsplit). Net sales reductions of splits totaling 242,800 pounds resulted as increases for Vietnam (2,500 pounds) and Italy (2,200 pounds), were more than offsets by decreases for South Korea (238,600 pounds), China (4,700 pounds), and Hong Kong (4,100 pounds). Exports of 846,300 pounds were to South Korea (336,000 pounds), China (215,300 pounds), Vietnam (160,200 pounds), Italy (84,800 pounds), and Hong Kong (50,000 pounds).
Beef: Net sales of 16,800 MT for 2013 were primarily for Japan (4,500 MT), Mexico (3,800 MT), Hong Kong (3,200 MT), South Korea (2,800 MT), and Canada (1,400 MT). Net sales of 300 MT for 2014 were reported for Mexico. Exports of 13,400 MT were up 13 percent from the previous week, but down 1 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Japan (2,700 MT), South Korea (2,500 MT), Hong Kong (2,500 MT), Mexico (2,400 MT), and Canada (1,600 MT).
Pork: Net sales of 11,200 MT for 2013 were primarily for Canada (3,100 MT), Mexico (3,000 MT), Hong Kong (2,600 MT), Japan (2,200 MT), and the Philippines (200 MT). Exports of 8,600 MT were up 8 percent from the previous week, but down 2 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (3,500 MT), Japan (1,300 MT), Hong Kong (1,200 MT), Canada (1,000 MT), and South Korea (300 MT).
Source: USDA