Weekly corn sales landed just above the low-end pre-report estimate, down 58% from the week prior and 68% from the four-week average. Soybean sales were up notably from the week prior and 17% from the four-week average.
Exports of 917,000 MT were down 19 percent from the previous week and 15 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (279,700 MT), China (208,800 MT), Japan (161,800 MT), Colombia (159,200 MT), and the Dominican Republic (57,200 MT)
Export commitments are 32.3% behind a year-ago compared to 31.6% behind last week. USDA projects exports in 2022-23 at 1.850 billion bu., 25.1% below the previous marketing year.
Export commitments are running 11.2% behind a year-ago, versus behind 11.0% last week. USDA projects exports in 2022-23 at 2.015 billion bu., down6.6% from the previous marketing year
Exports of 280,200 MT were up 42 percent from the previous week and unchanged from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Japan (66,600 MT), Thailand (57,900 MT), Vietnam (37,200 MT), Tunisia (28,500 MT), and Mexico (28,400 MT)