U.S. Export Statistics
Corn: Net sales of 1,402,300 MT for 2021/2022 were up 29 percent from the previous week and 84 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Japan (563,700 MT, including 219,700 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 3,100 MT), Mexico (266,000 MT, including decreases of 44,200 MT), unknown destinations (102,100 MT, including 65,000 MT – late), Colombia (98,400 MT, including 41,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 8,600 MT), and Guatemala (67,900 MT, including decreases of 1,900 MT), were offset by reductions for Morocco (100 MT). Net sales reductions of 165,000 MT for 2022/2023 were reported for Japan (110,000 MT) and Mexico (55,000 MT).
Exports of 1,436,900 MT–a marketing-year high–were up 11 percent from the previous week and 36 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Japan (415,300 MT), Mexico (371,000 MT, including 27,300 MT – late), China (347,900 MT), Canada (104,600 MT), and Colombia (61,400 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2021/2022, new optional origin sales of 65,000 MT were reported for South Korea. Options were exercised to export 74,000 MT to unknown destinations from the United States. Decreases totaling 32,000 MT were reported for Italy. The current outstanding balance of 342,300 MT is for unknown destinations (235,000 MT), South Korea (65,000 MT), Italy (33,300 MT), and Saudi Arabia (9,000 MT).
Late Reporting: For 2021/2022, net sales totaling 65,000 MT of corn were reported late for unknown destinations. Exports totaling 27,300 MT of corn were reported late to Mexico.
Barley: No net sales or exports were reported for the week.
Sorghum: Net sales of 328,500 MT for 2021/2022 were down 31 percent from the previous week, but up 87 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for China (202,500 MT) and unknown destinations (126,000 MT). Exports of 73,900 MT were down 46 percent from the previous week and 44 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were to China (73,200 MT) and Mexico (700 MT).
