Corn and bean export sales increased week-on-week, while wheat sales declined, according to US Department of Agriculture (USDA) data. Corn sales to foreign buyers in the seven days ending April 20 were reported at 400,000 metric tons, up 28% from the previous week, the agency said in a report. This is still down 49% from the previous four-week average.
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Japan was the main buyer with 177.2 thousand tons, followed by Mexico with 141.2 thousand tons and Colombia with 110.4 thousand tons. Peru bought 77,500 tonnes and Venezuela 13,000 tonnes, the government said. The total would have been higher, but China canceled shipments of 64,300 mt, an unnamed country canceled shipments of 54,700 mt and El Salvador refused orders for 48,600 mt. Exports for the week fell 17% to 1.08 million tonnes. Soybean sales jumped to 311,300 tonnes swt last week, noticeably up from 100,100 tonnes swt a week ago and 38% off the average, the USDA said. Mexico bought 76,200 tonnes, Japan 75,300 tonnes, Germany 65,200 tonnes, an unknown buyer took 43,300 tonnes and Colombia bought 15,900 tonnes, the agency said. Wheat exports fell 22% from the previous week to 453.7 thousand tons. Wheat sales, ...
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