U.S. Export Statistics
Corn: Net sales of 167,400 MT for 2015/2016–a marketing-year low–were down 72 percent from the previous week and 61 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Japan (97,700 MT, including 31,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 5,700 MT), South Korea (96,100 MT, including 95,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Peru (88,300 MT, including 70,500 switched from unknown destinations), Canada (32,100 MT), and Morocco (28,100 MT). Reductions were reported for unknown destinations (250,100 MT), the French West Indies (5,600 MT), the Dominican Republic (1,500 MT), and Guatemala (1,300 MT). For 2016/2017, net sales of 1,042,700 MT were reported primarily for Mexico (425,200 MT), unknown destinations (269,300 MT), and Japan (152,400 MT). Exports of 1,166,300 MT were down 19 percent from the previous week and 10 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Japan (306,800 MT), Mexico (194,900 MT), Taiwan (144,500 MT), Peru (143,500 MT), and South Korea (96,400 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2015/2016, new optional origin sales totaling 3,000 MT were reported for South Korea. Sales totaling 60,800 MT were switched from unknown destinations to South Korea. Options were exercised to export 63,800 to South Korea from other than the United States. The current outstanding balance is 334,000 MT, all unknown destinations. For 2016/2017, the current outstanding balance is 65,000 MT, all Taiwan.
Barley: Net sales reductions of 100 MT of 2016/2017 were reported for South Korea. There were no exports reported during the week.
Sorghum: Net sales of 60,700 MT for 2015/2016 were reported for China (56,600 MT, including 55,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), unknown destinations (3,000 MT), and Japan (1,000 MT). For 2016/2017, net sales of 8,100 MT were reported for unknown destinations. Exports of 79,600 MT were down 67 percent from the previous week and 40 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were China (56,600 MT), Japan (11,200 MT), Mexico (10,900 MT), and Indonesia (900 MT).
