U.S. Export Statistics
Corn: Net sales of 2,160,600 MT for 2015/2016–a marketing-year high–were up 80 percent from the previous week and up noticeably from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Japan (567,400 MT, including 99,700 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 8,900 MT), unknown destinations (483,200 MT), Mexico (267,600 MT), Taiwan (226,600 MT), South Korea (196,200 MT), Colombia (161,900 MT, including 107,100 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 8,500 MT), and Algeria (90,000 MT). For 2016/2017, net sales of 440,000 MT were reported for unknown destinations (195,300 MT), Japan (160,000 MT), Mexico (51,500 MT), and Guatemala (33,200 MT). Exports of 1,090,600 MT were down 15 percent from the previous week and 4 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Colombia (285,400 MT), Mexico (280,600 MT), Japan (235,900 MT), Taiwan (71,300 MT), South Korea (55,000 MT), and Honduras (38,300 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2015/2016, new optional origin sales totaling 5,800 MT were reported for Vietnam. Sales totaling 23,000 MT for unknown destinations were switched to Vietnam. Options were exercised to export 28,800 MT to Vietnam from other than the United States. The current outstanding balance totals 342,000 MT, all unknown destinations.
Barley: There were no sales reported for 2015/2016 during the week. For 2016/2017, net sales of 200 MT were reported for Japan. Exports of 100 MT were reported to South Korea.
Sorghum: Net sales of 50,500 MT for 2015/2016 resulted as increases for unknown destinations (53,500 MT) and Mexico (1,000 MT), were partially offset by reductions for China (4,100 MT). Exports of 101,300 MT were down 47 percent from the previous week and 41 percent from prior 4-week average. The destinations were China (99,900 MT) and Mexico (1,400 MT).
