U.S. Export Statistics
Corn: Net sales of 1,288,300 MT for 2017/2018 were up 3 percent from the previous week and 32 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for unknown destinations (357,500 MT), Japan (257,500 MT, including 95,500 MT switched from unknown destinations), Mexico (154,000 MT, including decreases of 7,100 MT), South Korea (136,500 MT), Spain (120,000 MT), and Peru (87,100 MT, including 30,500 MT switched unknown destinations and decreases of 41,600 MT). Reductions were reported for Venezuela (11,000 MT). For 2018/2019, net sales of 96,800 MT were reported for Mexico (90,000 MT) and Peru (6,800 MT). Exports of 604,400 MT were primarily to Mexico (198,400 MT), Peru (136,500 MT), Japan (95,500 MT), Colombia (90,900 MT), and Costa Rica (29,200 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2017/2018, options were exercised to export 60,000 MT to unknown destinations from other than the United States. The current optional origin outstanding balance is 168,000 MT, all unknown destinations.
Barley: For 2017/2018, no net sales were reported for the week. For 2018/2019, net sales of 7,100 MT were reported for Japan. Exports of 600 MT were reported to Japan (500 MT) and Taiwan (100 MT).
Sorghum: Net sales of 3,400 MT for 2017/2018 resulted as increases for China (69,400 MT, including 66,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), were partially offset by reductions for unknown destinations (66,000 MT). Exports of 72,000 MT were reported to China (70,400 MT) and Mexico (1,600 MT).
