U.S. Export Statistics
Corn: Net sales of 811,400 MT for 2017/2018 were down 37 percent from the previous week and 33 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Japan (222,700 MT, including 73,300 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 3,000 MT), Spain (198,000 MT), Peru (112,900 MT, including 45,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Mexico (61,800 MT), and Brazil (60,700 MT). For 2018/2019, net sales of 90,000 MT were reported for Mexico. Exports of 598,300 MT were primarily to Mexico (221,400 MT), Japan (203,100 MT), Peru (73,300 MT), Colombia (41,500 MT), and Costa Rica (24,700 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2017/2018, new optional origin sales of 68,000 MT were reported for South Korea. The current optional origin outstanding balance is 236,000 MT is for unknown destinations (168,000 MT) and South Korea (68,000 MT).
Barley: Net sales of 100 MT for 2017/2018 were reported for South Korea. There were no exports reported during the week.
Sorghum: Net sales of 284,000 MT for 2017/2018 were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for China (208,000 MT), unknown destinations (66,000 MT), and Japan (10,000 MT). Exports of 2,300 MT were down 97 percent from the previous week and 95 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were Mexico (1,700 MT) and China (600 MT).
