U.S. Export Statistics
Corn: Net sales of 1,105,300 MT for 2015/2016 were up 44 percent from the previous week, but down 16 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for unknown destinations (257,900 MT), Japan (238,300 MT, including 58,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 5,900 MT), Israel (132,000 MT), Mexico (117,200 MT), Taiwan (74,000 MT, including 65,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 1,000 MT), Peru (55,300 MT, including 35,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 800 MT), and Egypt (53,000 MT). Reductions were reported for Cuba (7,600 MT) and Nicaragua (1,300 MT). For 2016/2017, net sales of 150,400 MT were reported for unknown destinations (91,200 MT), Mexico (43,700 MT), Costa Rica (13,200 MT), Japan (1,300 MT), and Taiwan (1,000 MT). Exports of 1,141,600 MT were down 7 percent from the previous week and 1 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (263,700 MT), Japan (227,600 MT), Colombia (166,800 MT), Algeria (94,300 MT), Taiwan (75,600 MT), South Korea (55,100 MT), and Peru (54,300 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2015/2016, the current optional origin outstanding sales balance totals 392,000 MT, all unknown destinations.
Barley: Net sales of 500 MT for 2015/2016 were reported for Taiwan. Exports of 800 MT were reported to South Korea (500 MT) and Japan (300 MT).
Sorghum: Net sales of 132,000 MT for 2015/2016 were down 27 percent from the previous week, but up 66 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for China (165,100 MT, including 49,600 MT switched from unknown destinations), Colombia (15,000 MT), Mexico (3,900 MT), and Japan (3,000 MT), were partially offset by reductions for unknown destinations (55,000 MT). Exports of 63,000 MT were down 73 percent from the previous week and 61 percent from prior 4-week average. The destinations were China (49,600 MT), Mexico (13,300 MT), and South Korea (100 MT).
