Wheat: Net sales of 484,500 MT for the 2012/2013 marketing year were down 46 percent from the previous week and 25 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for Nigeria (93,000 MT, including 34,600 MT switched from unknown destinations), Spain (69,200 MT, including 63,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Turkey (65,600 MT, including 60,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Japan (65,400 MT), Yemen (55,000 MT, switched from unknown destinations), and China (55,000 MT), were partially offset by decreases for unknown destinations (100,500 MT). Net sales of 88,800 MT for the 2013/2014 marketing year were reported primarily for unknown destinations (30,000 MT), Mexico (28,900 MT), South Korea (27,500 MT), and Japan (20,000 MT). Decreases were reported for China (55,000 MT). Exports of 636,800 MT were down 19 percent from the previous week and 4 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Nigeria (111,900 MT), Spain (69,200 MT), Egypt (68,000 MT), Turkey (65,600 MT), Japan (59,400 MT), the Philippines (55,000 MT), and Taiwan (46,400 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For MY 2012/2013, outstanding optional origin sales total 90,000 MT, all Algeria.
Corn: Net sales of 92,200 MT for the 2012/2013 marketing year were down 67 percent from the previous week and 59 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for China (110,000 MT, including 120,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 11,000 MT), Japan (86,000 MT, including 39,800 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 1,500 MT), Mexico (53,500 MT, including 34,100 MT switched from unknown destinations and decrease of 1,000 MT), Brazil (27,500 MT), and Taiwan (8,200 MT), were partially offset by decreases for unknown destinations (178,800 MT)Panama (10,400 MT), and the Leeward Windward Islands (9,700 MT). Net sales of 183,300 MT for the 2013/2014 marketing year were primarily for unknown destinations (110,000 MT) and China (67,000 MT). Exports of 418,500 MT were up 3 percent from the previous week and 26 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Japan (137,100 MT), Mexico (118,500 MT), China (109,000 MT), Guatemala (15,200 MT), and Taiwan (12,400 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For MY 2012/2013, optional origin sales totaling 200 MT were reported for South Korea. Optional origin sales totaling 3,200 MT for South Korea were exercised to export from other than the United States. Outstanding optional origin sales total 132,000 MT, all South Korea. For MY 2013/2014, outstanding optional origin sales total 30,000 MT, all Mexico.
Barley: There were no sales or exports reported during the week.
Sorghum: Net sales of 163,400 MT--a marketing-year high--were reported for unknown destinations (119,400 MT), Mexico (40,000 MT), and Japan (4,000 MT, including 4,100 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 100 MT). Exports of 7,400 MT were reported to Japan (4,000 MT) and Mexico (3,300 MT).
Rice: Net sales of 63,500 MT for the 2012/2013 marketing year were up 4 percent from the previous week, but down 10 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for Venezuela (33,000 MT, switched from unknown destinations), Turkey (20,000 MT), Haiti (16,900 MT), Mexico (7,800 MT), and Honduras (7,000 MT, including 6,200 MT switched from unknown destinations), were partially offset by decreases for unknown destinations (39,200 MT). Exports of 95,000 MT were down 7 percent from the previous week, but up 22 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Venezuela (33,000 MT), Libya (21,200 MT), Ghana (7,400 MT), Honduras (7,000 MT), and Mexico (6,100 MT).
Soybeans: Net sales of 107,800 MT for the 2012/2013 marketing year were down 84 percent from the previous week and 71 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for China (127,300 MT, including 60,000 MT switched from Hong Kong), Mexico (38,000 MT), Taiwan (27,000 MT), Indonesia (22,500 MT), Vietnam (15,200 MT), and Morocco (12,000 MT). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (93,000 MT) and Hong Kong (60,000 MT). Net sales of 234,000 MT for delivery in the 2013/2014 marketing year were primarily for China (225,000 MT). Exports of 226,800 MT were down 70 percent from the previous week and 74 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (77,500 MT), Indonesia (31,500 MT), Mexico (29,200 MT), Taiwan (26,900 MT), Egypt (19,800 MT), Vietnam (8,800 MT), and Cuba (8,800 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For MY 2013/2014, outstanding optional origin sales total 130,000 MT, all China.
Soybean Cake and Meal: Net sales of 143,400 MT for the 2012/2013 marketing year were up noticeably from the previous week, but down 13 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Mexico (80,000 MT), Guatemala (24,800 MT, including 8,900 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 500 MT), Egypt (17,600 MT, including 16,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Canada (10,400 MT), and the Philippines (9,100 MT). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (38,800 MT). Exports of 183,600 MT were down 32 percent from the previous week and 34 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were the Philippines (38,600 MT), Spain (22,700 MT), Canada (17,900 MT), Egypt (17,600 MT), Mexico (15,700 MT), and Colombia (15,700 MT).
Soybean Oil: Net sales of 19,600 MT for the 2012/2013 were up noticeably from the previous week and from the previous 4-week average. Increases were reported for Canada (13,200 MT), the Dominican Republic (3,800 MT), Mexico (1,700 MT), and Colombia (500 MT). Exports of 11,700 MT were up 21 percent from the previous week, but down 63 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (4,300 MT), Colombia (3,500 MT)the Dominican Republic (2,700 MT), and Canada (800 MT).
Cotton: Net Upland sales of 114,100 running bales for the 2012/2013 marketing year were down 39 percent from the previous week and 31 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Turkey (37,400 RB), China (28,600 RB), Vietnam (17,300 RB), Indonesia (6,300 RB), and Japan (4,700 RB). Decreases were reported for Pakistan (1,400 RB), El Salvador (500 RB), and Peru (500 RB). Net sales of 74,200 RB for delivery in the 2013/2014 marketing year were primarily for Mexico (35,600 RB), Thailand (16,300 RB), and South Korea (15,300 RB). Exports of 278,400 RB were down 21 percent from the previous week and 34 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (86,800 RB), Turkey (50,000 RB), Vietnam (31,700 RB), Pakistan (29,200 RB), Mexico (15,500 RB), and Thailand (12,700 RB). Net American Pima sales of 40,000 RB for 2012/2013 were down 11 percent from the previous week, but up 47 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for China (31,700 RB), Indonesia (2,600 RB, including 1,900 RB switched from Thailand and 200 RB switched from Japan), Germany (2,600 RB), and Japan (1,700 RB). Decreases were reported for Thailand (1,900 RB). Net sales of 7,400 RB for delivery in the 2013/2104 marketing year were for Pakistan (7,200 RB) and Japan (200 RB). Exports of 9,100 RB were down 56 percent from the previous week and 48 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily to China (3,100 RB), India (3,100 RB), Germany (900 RB), and Pakistan (800 RB).
Optional Origin Sales: For MY 2012/2013, outstanding optional origin sales total 257,600 RB, and are for China (236,800 RB), South Korea (17,400 RB), Thailand (3,100 RB), and Vietnam (300 RB).
Exports for Own Account: Exports for own account totaling 1,000 RB for China were applied to new or outstanding sales. The current exports for own account balance is 92,800 RB, and is for China (91,900 RB) and Vietnam (900 RB).
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 467,600 pieces reported for delivery in 2013 were up 5 percent from the previous week and 11 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 458,100 pieces were primarily for China (360,000 pieces), South Korea (70,600 pieces), Taiwan (21,100 pieces), Japan (3,100 pieces), and Mexico (2,100 pieces). Exports of 501,400 pieces were up 28 percent from the previous week and 14 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle exports of 499,900 pieces were primarily to China (352,000 pieces), South Korea (84,300 pieces), Taiwan (24,500 pieces), Mexico (15,600 pieces), and Thailand (14,500 pieces).
Net sales of 55,100 wet blues for delivery in 2013 were primarily for China (28,500 unsplit), Mexico (12,000 grain splits), the Dominican Republic (5,200 grain splits), and Vietnam (3,100 unsplit). Exports of 111,100 hides were primarily to China (32,700 unsplit), Mexico (31,100 grain splits), Italy (15,100 unsplit), and Vietnam (14,400 unsplit). Net sales of splits totaling 137,500 pounds were for Taiwan (143,400 pounds), Italy (7,200 pounds), and India (900 pounds). Decreases were reported for South Korea (11,300 pounds) and Hong Kong (2,700 pounds). Exports of 648,500 pounds were to South Korea.
Beef: Net sales of 15,300 MT were down 51 percent from the previous week and 16 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Japan (5,200 MT), Canada (3,000 MT), Mexico (2,400 MT), Hong Kong (1,200 MT), and South Korea (900 MT). Exports of 15,500 MT were primarily to Japan (3,500 MT), Canada (3,300 MT), Mexico (3,000 MT), South Korea (1,500 MT), and Vietnam (1,000 MT).
Source: USDA