U.S. Export Statistics
Corn: Net sales of 2,364,500 MT for 2017/2018 were up noticeably from the previous week and 92 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Mexico (1,166,300 MT, including decreases of 2,000 MT), South Korea (468,000 MT), Japan (337,500 MT, including 39,800 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 300 MT), unknown destinations (213,000 MT), and Colombia (132,700 MT, including 75,100 MT, switched from unknown destinations). Reductions were reported for Brazil (60,700 MT). For 2018/2019, net sales of 574,200 MT reported for Mexico (577,700 MT), were partially offset by reductions for Peru (3,500 MT). Exports of 489,800 MT were primarily to Mexico (171,900 MT), Colombia (115,200 MT), Japan (69,500 MT), Honduras (39,500 MT), and Peru (35,400 MT).
Optional Origin Sales:For 2017/2018, new optional origin sales of 60,000 MT were reported for unknown destinations. Options were exercised to export 54,000 MT to unknown destinations from other than the United States. The current optional origin outstanding balance is 242,000 MT for unknown destinations (174,000 MT) and South Korea (68,000 MT).
Barley: No net sales were reported for the week. Export of 2,000 MT–a marketing-year high–were unchanged from the previous week and up noticeably from the prior 4-week average. The destination was Japan.
Sorghum: Net sales of 308,100 MT were up 9 percent from the previous week and up noticeably from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for unknown destinations (251,000 MT) and China (57,100 MT, including decreases of 4,400 MT). Exports of 104,100 MT were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (102,000 MT) and Mexico (2,100 MT).
