Wheat: Net sales of 263,500 MT for the 2012/2013 marketing year were up 87 percent from the previous week, but down 50 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for Nigeria (90,400 MT), the Philippines (50,000 MT), Uruguay (25,000 MT), Japan (20,100 MT), Colombia (13,800 MT), and Egypt (11,700 MT), were partially offset by decreases for unknown destinations (15,000 MT). Net sales of 76,000 MT for the 2013/2014 marketing year were mainly reported for Mexico (39,200 MT), South Korea (29,300 MT), and China (7,000 MT). Exports of 772,200 MT were up 52 percent from the previous week and 26 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Nigeria (148,900 MT), Japan (137,500 MT), the Philippines (101,000 MT), Egypt (98,700 MT), Morocco (61,000 MT), and Thailand (49,500 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For MY 2012/2013, outstanding optional origin sales total 90,000 MT, all Algeria.
Corn: Net sales of 185,200 MT for the 2012/2013 marketing year were down 48 percent from the previous week and 28 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for Mexico (82,000 MT, including 34,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Japan (37,200 MT), Taiwan (33,600 MT), Colombia (24,500 MT), Honduras (15,100 MT), and Canada (12,900 MT), were partially offset by decreases for unknown destinations (19,300 MT) and Panama (3,300 MT). Net sales of 290,800 MT for the 2013/2014 marketing year were for unknown destinations (233,000 MT), China (55,000 MT), and Nicaragua (2,800 MT). Exports of 279,800 MT were down 51 percent from the previous week and 37 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Japan (111,300 MT), Mexico (90,000 MT), China (54,100 MT), Panama (14,300 MT), and Taiwan (6,700 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For MY 2012/2013, new optional origin sales totaling 63,000 MT were reported for South Korea. Outstanding optional origin sales total 260,000 MT, all South Korea. For MY 2013/2014, new optional origin sales totaling 70,000 MT were reported for Mexico. Outstanding optional origin sales total 100,000 MT, all Mexico.
Barley: There were no sales or exports reported during the week.
Sorghum: Net sales of 3,000 MT for the 2012/2013 marketing year were reported for unknown destinations. Exports of 1,400 MT were reported to Mexico.
Rice: Net sales of 83,300 MT for the 2012/2013 marketing year were up noticeably from the previous week and 38 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Iran (31,400 MT), Mexico (23,200 MT), Haiti (13,900 MT), El Salvador (7,600 MT), and Taiwan (2,400 MT). Exports of 93,700 MT were up noticeably from the previous week and 24 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Iran (31,400 MT), Turkey (21,000 MT), Haiti (14,400 MT), El Salvador (7,500 MT), and South Korea (5,100 MT).
Soybeans: Net sales of 319,200 MT for the 2012/2013 marketing year were down 19 percent from the previous week, but up 4 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for China (526,000 MT, including 220,200 MT switched from unknown destinations), Mexico (64,000 MT), Japan (51,400 MT, including 30,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 2,600 MT), Egypt (28,300 MT switched from unknown destinations), and Indonesia (17,000 MT), were partially offset by decreases for unknown destinations (401,900 MT). Net sales of 64,500 MT for delivery in the 2013/2014 marketing year were for unknown destinations (60,000 MT), Indonesia (3,000 MT), and Japan (1,500 MT). Exports of 645,700 MT were up 36 percent from the previous week and 27 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (420,100 MT), Japan (68,200 MT), Mexico (42,400 MT), Egypt (28,300 MT), Taiwan (23,000 MT), Colombia (21,100 MT), and Indonesia (15,400 MT). Note: Accumulated exports were adjusted down for the Netherlands (54,400 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 227,100 MT for the 2012/2013 marketing year were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for unknown destinations (56,500 MT), Mexico (49,800 MT), Venezuela (35,000 MT), Colombia (18,700 MT), Canada (14,800 MT), and the Philippines (10,700 MT). Net sales of 7,500 MT for delivery in the 2013/2014 marketing year were reported for Mexico (5,600 MT) and Canada (1,900 MT). Exports of 123,800 MT were down 42 percent from the previous week and 50 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Vietnam (44,800 MT), Mexico (34,200 MT), Canada (12,700 MT), Panama (8,100 MT), the Philippines (6,500 MT), and Colombia (5,400 MT).
Soybean Oil: Net sales of 7,700 MT for the 2012/2013 marketing year were down noticeably from the previous week and 8 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Mexico (3,600 MT), Venezuela (2,500 MT), Canada (1,000 MT), and Nicaragua (500 MT). Exports of 7,100 MT were down 6 percent from the previous week and 57 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (4,100 MT), Canada (2,400 MT)and Nicaragua (500 MT).
Cotton: Net Upland sales of 147,100 running bales for the 2012/2013 marketing year were down 1 percent from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for China (99,200 RB), Vietnam (22,600 RB), Thailand (8,500 RB, including 800 RB switched from India and 800 RB switched from Japan and decreases of 200 RB), Brazil (6,000 RB), and Taiwan (3,800 RB). Decreases were reported for Turkey (10,900 RB), Mexico (2,400 RB), and El Salvador (1,100 RB). Net sales of 17,300 RB for delivery in the 2013/2014 marketing year were primarily for Mexico (7,000 RB) and South Korea (6,300 RB). Exports of 271,800 RB were down 25 percent from the previous week and 18 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (109,300 RB), Turkey (49,400 RB), Vietnam (21,800 RB), Mexico (17,600 RB), Indonesia (11,600 RB), and Bangladesh (9,500 RB). Net American Pima sales of 5,600 RB for 2012/2013 marketing year were down 72 percent from the previous week and 81 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Indonesia (2,300 RB, including 2,200 RB switched from India), China (1,600 RB) and Taiwan (1,500 RB switched from India). Decreases were reported for India (1,400 RB). Exports of 24,000 RB--a marketing-year high--were up 7 percent from the previous week and 32 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily to China (11,500 RB), Egypt (7,300 RB), India (2,000 RB), and South Korea (700 RB).
Optional Origin Sales: For MY 2012/2013, cancellations in optional origin sales totaling 39,600 RB were reported for China. Outstanding optional origin sales total 218,000 RB, and are for China (197,200 RB), South Korea (17,400 RB), Thailand (3,100 RB), and Vietnam (300 RB).
Exports for Own Account: New exports for own account totaling 100 RB were reported to Vietnam. The current exports for own account balance is 90,600 RB, and is for China (89,500 RB) and Vietnam (1,100 RB).
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 271,100 pieces reported for delivery in 2013 were down 49 percent from the previous week and 44 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 265,400 pieces were primarily for China (174,000 pieces), South Korea (65,600 pieces), Thailand (7,700 pieces), Taiwan (6,600 pieces), and Vietnam (5,000 pieces). Exports of 397,800 pieces were down 31 percent from the previous week and 12 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle exports of 393,100 pieces were primarily to China (254,300 pieces), South Korea (73,900 pieces), Taiwan (32,600 pieces), Mexico (11,300 pieces), and Vietnam (9,800 pieces).
Net sales of 172,500 wet blues for delivery in 2013 were primarily for Mexico (64,200 grain splits and 100 unsplit), Italy (55,500 unsplit), China (22,800 unsplit and 4,000 grain splits), and Taiwan (13,200 unsplit). Exports of 105,800 hides were primarily to Mexico (20,500 grain splits and 1,100 unsplit), China (18,600 unsplit and 2,000 grain splits), Vietnam (18,000 unsplit), and Italy (17,300 unsplit). Net sales of splits totaling 856,600 pounds were for South Korea (555,000 pounds), Italy (418,200 pounds), and China (261,000 pounds). Decreases were reported for Taiwan (293,200 pounds), Hong Kong (82,800 pounds), and India (1,800 pounds). Exports of 504,100 pounds were to Italy (163,100 pounds), South Korea (150,100 pounds), Hong Kong (150,000 pounds), and China (41,000 pounds).
Beef: Net sales of 10,200 MT for delivery in 2013 were down 3 percent from the previous week and 45 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Japan (5,300 MT), Mexico (2,100 MT), Canada (1,400 MT), Taiwan (600 MT), and South Korea (500 MT). Exports of 12,500 MT were primarily to Japan (4,000 MT), Mexico (2,100 MT), South Korea (1,400 MT), Vietnam (1,300 MT), and Canada (1,200 MT).
Pork: Net sales of 13,300 MT for delivery in 2013 were primarily for Hong Kong (2,800 MT), South Korea (2,700 MT), Japan (2,600 MT), Canada (1,600 MT), and Mexico (1,200 MT). Exports of 8,000 MT were mainly to Mexico (2,900 MT), Canada (1,200 MT), Japan (1,200 MT), Hong Kong (700 MT), and South Korea (600 MT).
Source: USDA