4. U.S. Export Statistics
Corn: Net sales of 1,558,300 MT for 2017/2018 were up 80 percent from the previous week and 82 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Mexico (381,500 MT, including decreases of 25,000 MT), unknown destinations (296,600 MT), Colombia (167,100 MT, including 20,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Japan (151,300 MT, including decreases of 3,100 MT), and Costa Rica (134,500 MT). Reductions were reported for the French West Indies (7,100 MT). For 2018/2019, net sales of 2,300 MT were reported for Canada. Exports of 701,900 MT were up 2 percent from the previous week and 7 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (311,500 MT), Japan (147,500 MT), Saudi Arabia (73,600 MT), South Korea (61,400 MT), and Colombia (40,600 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2017/2018, new optional origin sales of 92,000 MT were reported for unknown destinations. The current optional origin outstanding balance is 657,500 MT for South Korea (342,000 MT) and unknown destinations (315,500 MT).
Barley: Net sales reductions of 1,600 MT resulted as increases for Taiwan (700 MT), were more than offset by reductions for Japan (2,300 MT). Exports of 900 MT were primarily to Japan.
Sorghum: Net sales of 438,100 MT for 2017/2018–a marketing-year high–were up 38 percent from the previous week and 27 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for China (378,100 MT, including 66,000 MT switched from unknown destinations) and unknown destinations (60,000 MT). Exports of 252,400 MT were up noticeably from the previous week and up 60 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were China (251,900 MT) and Mexico (500 MT).