U.S. Export Statistics
Corn: Net sales of 589,100 MT for 2021/2022 were down 50 percent from the previous week and 43 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Mexico (370,600 MT, including decreases of 20,300 MT), Japan (347,500 MT, including 156,200 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 2,500 MT), Colombia (135,000 MT, including 132,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 6,500 MT), Canada (68,000 MT, including decreases of 1,800 MT), and the Dominican Republic (51,700 MT), were offset by reductions primarily for China (375,200 MT) and unknown destinations (144,500 MT).
Exports of 1,149,400 MT were down 2 percent from the previous week and 6 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Japan (331,100 MT), China (208,800 MT), Canada (168,100 MT), Mexico (165,100 MT), and Colombia (149,700 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2021/2022, options were exercised to export 125,000 MT to unknown destinations from the United States. The current outstanding balance of 215,800 MT is for unknown destinations (110,000 MT), South Korea (65,000 MT), Italy (31,800 MT), and Saudi Arabia (9,000 MT). For 2022/2023, the current outstanding balance of 1,500 MT is for Italy.
Barley: Total net sales reductions of 2,000 MT for 2021/2022–a marketing-year low–were unchanged from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. The destination was Japan. Exports of 1,300 MT–a marketing-year high–were up 49 percent from the previous week and up noticeably from the prior 4-week average. The destination was to Japan.
Sorghum: Net sales of 140,700 MT for 2021/2022 were up 74 percent from the previous week, but down 38 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for China (248,700 MT, including 111,000 MT switched from unknown destinations) and Eritrea (3,000), were offset by reductions for unknown destinations (111,000 MT). Exports of 158,100 MT were up 28 percent from the previous week and 34 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were to China (124,600 MT), Eritrea (33,000 MT), and Mexico (500 MT).
