This summary is based on reports from exporters for the period October 16-22, 2009.
Wheat: Net sales of 347,700 metric tons were down 45 percent from the previous week and 42 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Taiwan (73,900 MT), Japan (72,800 MT), Thailand (45,000 MT), Nigeria (43,900 MT), South Africa (33,000 MT, including 29,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), the Philippines (24,100 MT), Venezuela (21,800 MT), Mexico (12,800 MT), and Spain (12,300 MT, including 12,000 MT switched from unknown destinations). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (33,400 MT) and Italy (9,000 MT). Net sales of 18,000 MT for delivery in 2010/11 were for Mexico. Exports of 430,800 MT were down 8 percent from the previous week and 25 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Japan (110,200 MT), Nigeria (71,300 MT), the Philippines (46,400 MT), Venezuela (36,800 MT), Morocco (33,600 MT), and South Africa (33,000 MT). Note: Accumulated exports were adjusted down 6,000 MT for Venezuela.
Corn: Net sales of 367,200 MT were up 56 percent from the previous week, but down 44 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Mexico (90,300 MT), the Dominican Republic (74,000 MT), South Korea (56,200 MT, including 54,500 MT switched from unknown destinations), Peru (41,600 MT), Taiwan (35,800 MT, including 27,400 MT switched from Japan), Venezuela (20,400 MT), and unknown destinations (16,500 MT). Decreases were reported for Japan (8,500 MT). Optional origin sales totaling 12,400 MT for Colombia were canceled. Exports of 667,000 MT were down 19 percent from the previous week and 26 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Japan (226,600 MT), South Korea (98,000 MT), Mexico (85,100 MT), Taiwan (81,700 MT), Peru (34,100 MT), Panama (30,400 MT), and Syria (28,000 MT).
Barley: There were no sales or exports reported during the week.
Sorghum: Net sales of 80,200 MT were up noticeably from the previous week and 52 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Mexico (79,200 MT) and Japan (1,000 MT). Exports of 66,800 MT were to Mexico (55,600 MT) and Japan (11,200 MT).
Rice: Net sales 74,000 MT were up 52 percent from the previous week and 21 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for South Korea (21,400 MT), Mexico (20,900 MT), Nicaragua (10,000 MT), Haiti (6,500 MT), Canada (5,600 MT), and Saudi Arabia (4,800 MT). Decreases were reported for Costa Rica (5,000 MT), Jordan (800 MT), and Guatemala (200 MT). Exports of 69,400 MT were up 22 percent from the previous week and 23 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Nigeria (14,100 MT), Japan (13,300 MT), Haiti (11,000 MT), the United Kingdom (7,100 MT), and Canada (5,800 MT).
Soybeans: Net sales of 691,000 MT were down 30 percent from the previous week and 21 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for China (437,000 MT, including 110,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 14,500 MT), Taiwan (70,700 MT), Mexico (41,800 MT), unknown destinations (37,500 MT), Egypt (29,700 MT), Japan (21,000 MT), and Cuba (16,000 MT). Decreases were reported for Venezuela (2,400 MT) and Turkey (900 MT). Exports of 1,433,600 MT were up 67 percent from the previous week and up noticeably from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (1,018,500 MT) Mexico (149,200 MT), Taiwan (66,600 MT), Egypt (62,700 MT), Saudi Arabia (57,500 MT), and Canada (28,600 MT). Note: Accumulated exports were adjusted down 26,000 MT for Turkey and adjusted up 26,000 MT for Canada.
Soybean Cake and Meal: Net sales of 176,200 MT were up 52 percent from the previous week. Increases were reported for Mexico (49,400 MT), the Philippines (44,500 MT), Ireland (26,700 MT), New Zealand (26,400 MT, switched from Australia), and Latvia (25,500 MT, switched from unknown destinations). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (75,500 MT). Net sales of 3,200 MT for delivery in 2010/11 were for Mexico (2,900 MT) and Canada (300 MT). Exports of 165,700 MT were double the previous week. The primary destinations were New Zealand (26,400 MT), Latvia (25,500 MT), Australia (24,800 MT), Canada (23,000 MT), and Venezuela (21,500 MT).
Soybean Oil: Net sales of 9,200 MT were down 61 percent from the previous week. Increases were reported for Peru (19,900 MT, including 10,500 MT switched from unknown destinations and 6,000 MT switched from the Dominican Republic), Morocco (2,000 MT), and Mexico (1,500 MT). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (10,500 MT) and the Dominican Republic (6,000 MT). Exports of 27,600 MT were primarily to Morocco (14,500 MT), Peru (5,000 MT), Jamaica (3,200 MT) and Tunisia (2,000 MT).
Cotton: Net Upland sales of 82,300 running bales were up noticeably from the previous week and 36 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for China (23,100 RB), El Salvador (12,000 RB), Mexico (8,200 RB), South Korea (7,000 RB), Turkey (6,800 RB), Japan (5,900 RB, including 100 RB switched from Thailand), and India (4,200 RB). Net sales of 19,600 RB for delivery in 2010/11 were for Morocco (16,700 RB), South Korea (2,100 RB), and Canada (700 RB). Exports of 109,400 RB--a marketing-year low--were down 4 percent from the previous week and 40 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (30,000 RB), Turkey (22,200 RB), China (19,500 RB), Thailand (8,500 RB), Colombia (5,600 RB), Indonesia (3,700 RB), and the Philippines (3,700 RB). Net American Pima sales of 64,100 RB--a marketing-year high--were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for China (57,300 RB), India (3,000 RB), Taiwan (2,400 RB), and Indonesia (1,300 RB). Exports 9,700 RB were up 24 percent from the previous week and 47 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (5,100 RB), India (2,200 RB), and Japan (900 RB).
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 427,100 pieces were down 36 percent from the previous week and 14 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hides sales of 425,600 pieces were primarily for South Korea (182,400 pieces), China (162,900 pieces), Mexico (21,000 pieces), Hong Kong (18,400 pieces), and Vietnam (14,400 pieces). Exports of 520,400 pieces were up 19 percent from the previous week and 16 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide exports of 516,400 pieces were primarily to China (261,600 pieces), South Korea (100,600 pieces), Taiwan (40,700 pieces), Vietnam (30,200 pieces), Mexico (26,800 pieces), and Hong Kong (23,800 pieces).
Net sales of 172,100 wet blues were up 26 percent from the previous week and 35 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary buyers were China (58,100 unsplit), Italy (55,300 unsplit), Vietnam (22,900 unsplit), and Mexico (22,600 grain splits and 600 unsplit). Exports of 100,000 hides were down 8 percent from the previous week and 11 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (35,000 unsplit), Italy (18,600 unsplit and 3,600 grain splits), Mexico (13,600 grain splits and 7,200 unsplit), and Vietnam (6,400 unsplit and 1,600 grain splits). Net sales of splits totaling 661,400 pounds--a marketing-year high--were for South Korea (528,000 pounds), Italy (137,000 pounds), and China (6,900 pounds). Decreases were reported for Hong Kong (10,500 pounds). Exports of 1,103,200 pounds were up noticeably from the previous week and up 79 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were Italy (495,000 pounds), Hong Kong (298,100 pounds), China (175,100 pounds), and South Korea (135,000 pounds).
Beef: Net sales of 11,300 MT were primarily for Mexico (3,600 MT), South Korea (2,700 MT), Canada (2,100 MT), Japan (1,800 MT), and Taiwan (400 MT). Exports of 13,100 MT were mainly to Mexico (4,400 MT), Japan (2,100 MT), Vietnam (2,100 MT), Canada (1,500 MT), and South Korea (1,300 MT).