Corn/USDA: USA sells 1.22 million tons of the 2023/24 harvest in the week

Published 2024년 2월 8일

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The USDA has reported a 1% weekly increase and a 25% four-week average increase in US corn sales from the 2023/24 harvest, totaling 1.219 million tons for the week ending February 1st. The primary buyers were undisclosed destinations, Japan, Mexico, Colombia, and South Korea. However, shipments during this period fell by 14% from the previous week and 19% from the four-week average, totaling 782.8 thousand tons.

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By Audryn Karolyne, with information from Dow Jones Newswires São Paulo, 02/08/2024 - United States exporters reported sales of 1.219 million tons of corn from the 2023/24 harvest, including cancellations, in the week ending February 1st, the United States Department of Agriculture recently reported (USDA). The volume represents an increase of 1% compared to the previous week and an increase of 25% compared to the average of the previous four weeks. The main buyers were undisclosed destinations (341.2 thousand t), Japan (274.7 thousand t), Mexico (163.1 thousand t), Colombia (138.7 thousand t) and South Korea (133.6 thousand t), which offset the cancellations made by China (68 thousand t) and Suriname (300 t). For the 2024/25 harvest, no sales were reported. The volume was closer to the ceiling of analysts' estimates, who expected sales between 600 thousand tons and 1.4 million tons. Shipments in the period totaled 782.8 thousand tons, a ...

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