U.S. EXPORT STATISTICS
Corn: Net sales of 1,974,500 MT for 2017/2018 were up 12 percent from the previous week and 14 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Japan (453,300 MT, including 59,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 18,300 MT), unknown destinations (432,900 MT), Mexico (258,600 MT, including decreases of 9,800 MT), Colombia (193,800 MT, including 27,500 MT switched from unknown destinations), and Saudi Arabia (140,000 MT). Reductions were reported for Portugal (28,000 MT), Spain (28,000 MT), and Panama (1,100 MT). For 2018/2019, net sales of 97,500 MT were for Japan. Exports of 864,500 MT were down 10 percent from the previous week, but up 7 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Japan (293,200 MT), Mexico (239,700 MT), Bangladesh (60,900 MT), the Philippines (58,300 MT), and Colombia (34,500 MT).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2017/2018, new optional origin sales of 50,000 MT were reported for unknown destinations. The current optional origin outstanding balance of 774,500 MT is for South Korea (342,000 MT), unknown destinations (311,500 MT), and Vietnam (121,000 MT).
Barley: No net sales were reported for 2017/2018. For 2018/2019, net sales of 4,000 MT were for Japan. Exports of 600 MT were reported to Japan.
Sorghum: Net sales of 126,900 MT for 2017/2018 were up 73 percent from the previous week, but down 24 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for China (116,200 MT) and Japan (10,700 MT). Exports of 130,100 MT were up 4 percent from the previous week, but down 21 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were China (122,300 MT) and Japan (7,700 MT).
