This summary is based on reports from exporters for the period February 27-March 5, 2026. 

Wheat: Net sales of 455,400 metric tons (MT) for 2025/2026 were up noticeably from the previous week and up 49 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Mexico (238,600 MT, including decreases of 5,200 MT), China (68,900 MT, including 65,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 1,400 MT), Japan (66,700 MT), the Philippines (60,000 MT), and Colombia (16,100 MT, including 14,200 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 7,300 MT), were offset by reductions for unknown destinations (39,500 MT), Italy (2,000 MT), and South Korea (300 MT). Net sales of 40,400 MT for 2026/2027 were reported for Honduras (23,400 MT), Colombia (12,000 MT), and Nicaragua (5,000 MT). Exports of 432,000 MT were up 24 percent from the previous week, but down 4 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to China (198,900 MT), Mexico (64,900 MT), Thailand (56,000 MT), Taiwan (32,300 MT), and Venezuela (29,600 MT).  

Optional Origin Sales: For 2025/2026, new optional origin sales of 30,000 MT were for Mexico. The current outstanding balance of 30,000 MT, all Mexico.  

Corn: Net sales of 1,503,300 MT for 2025/2026 were down 26 percent from the previous week and 4 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Japan (670,000 MT, including 256,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 13,000 MT), Mexico (367,600 MT, including 87,800 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 13,600 MT), South Korea (209,100 MT), Colombia (108,700 MT, including 125,400 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 36,400 MT), and Taiwan (82,700 MT, including decreases of 300 MT), were offset by reductions for unknown destinations (233,700 MT), the Dominican Republic (30,800 MT), and El Salvador (1,500 MT). Total net sales of 500 MT for 2026/2027 were for Japan. Exports of 1,684,800 MT were down 1 percent from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (477,300 MT), Japan (243,000 MT), Colombia (235,600 MT), South Korea (136,700 MT), and the Philippines (127,600 MT).

Barley: No net sales for 2025/2026 were reported for the week. Exports of 1,000 MT were primarily to Canada (400 MT) and Japan (400).

Sorghum: Net sales of 99,800 MT for 2025/2026 were up noticeably from the previous week and up 12 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for China (127,100 MT, including 68,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 1,300 MT), Spain (71,200 MT, including 35,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Mexico (4,400 MT), and Japan (100 MT - late), were offset by reductions for unknown destinations (103,000 MT). Exports of 209,600 MT were down 29 percent from the previous week, but up 8 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were to China (133,200 MT), Spain (71,200 MT), Mexico (4,400 MT), and Japan (800 MT - late). 

Late Reporting: For 2025/2026, net sales totaling 52 MT of grain sorghums were reported late for Japan. Exports totaling 752 MT were late to Japan.  

Rice: Net sales of 32,600 MT for 2025/2026 were up 68 percent from the previous week, but down 58 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for Japan (13,000 MT), unknown destinations (11,500 MT), Canada (4,900 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), Mexico (900 MT), and South Korea (900 MT). Exports of 40,900 MT were up 40 percent from the previous week and 2 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Haiti (15,200 MT), Japan (14,100 MT), Canada (3,200 MT), Taiwan (2,300 MT), and Mexico (2,100 MT).  

Soybeans: Net sales of 456,700 MT for 2025/2026 were up 19 percent from the previous week, but down 2 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Indonesia (204,300 MT, including 83,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 100 MT), Mexico (129,900 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), Egypt (107,800 MT, including 110,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 11,500 MT), China (83,100 MT, including 68,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 400 MT), and Vietnam (35,500 MT, including decreases of 300 MT), were offset by reductions for unknown destinations (178,700 MT) and Laos (300 MT). Total net sales of 9,500 MT for 2026/2027 were for Japan. Exports of 995,300 MT were down 11 percent from the previous week and 9 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to China (477,100 MT), Egypt (221,800 MT), Indonesia (121,200 MT), Mexico (82,800 MT), and Colombia (31,500 MT).  

Exports for Own Account: For 2025/2026, the current exports for own account outstanding balance of 1,800 MT, all Taiwan.  

Soybean Cake and Meal: Net sales of 166,000 MT for 2025/2026 were down 35 percent from the previous week and 51 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Ecuador (79,500 MT, including 45,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Mexico (30,600 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), Colombia (21,700 MT, including 20,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 2,300 MT), Canada (12,600 MT, including decreases of 500 MT), and Panama (11,900 MT, including 10,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 100 MT), were offset by reductions for unknown destinations (48,200 MT), Japan (600 MT), and El Salvador (600 MT). Total net sales of 200 MT for 2026/2027 were for Canada. Exports of 360,600 MT were up 38 percent from the previous week, but down 1 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to the Philippines (54,600 MT), Colombia (51,000 MT), Ecuador (49,500 MT), Mexico (46,700 MT), and New Zealand (33,000 MT).  

Optional Origin Sales: For 2025/2026, new optional origin sales of 2,800 MT were reported for Ecuador. The current outstanding balance of 19,800 MT, all Ecuador.

Soybean Oil: Net sales reductions of 2,800 MT for 2025/2026 were down noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for Mexico (900 MT), Saudi Arabia (100 MT), and Honduras (100 MT), were more than offset by reductions for Colombia (2,400 MT), Jamaica (1,000 MT), and Canada (500 MT). Exports of 22,200 MT were unchanged from the previous week, but up 64 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Morocco (12,000 MT), Venezuela (5,000 MT), Colombia (2,600 MT), Mexico (2,100 MT), and Canada (400 MT).  

Cotton: Net sales of Upland totaling 253,200 RB for 2025/2026 were up 68 percent from the previous week, but down 8 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Vietnam (116,300 RB, including 3,200 RB switched from Malaysia and decreases of 400 RB), Bangladesh (28,200 RB), Pakistan (22,200 RB), India (17,100 RB), and Indonesia (14,600 RB), were offset by reductions for Egypt (1,900 RB) and Nicaragua (200 RB). Net sales of 36,600 RB for 2026/2027 were reported for Vietnam (15,100 RB), Turkey (13,200 RB), Bangladesh (7,700 RB), and Thailand (600 RB). Exports of 370,100 RB--a marketing-year high--were up 31 percent from the previous week and 77 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (148,500 RB), Pakistan (47,000 RB), Turkey (35,500 RB), Mexico (29,800 RB), and Indonesia (20,200 RB). Net sales of Pima totaling 7,100 RB for 2025/2026 were down 6 percent from the previous week and 11 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for India (3,200 RB), China (3,100 RB), Bangladesh (500 RB), and Turkey (300 RB). Exports of 17,900 RB--a marketing-year high--were up 44 percent from the previous week and up noticeably from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to India (9,000 RB), Vietnam (3,700 RB), China (2,300 RB), Egypt (2,200 RB), and Bangladesh (300 RB). 

Exports for Own Account: For 2025/2026, new exports for own account totaling 3,300 RB were to Vietnam (1,800 RB) and India (1,400 RB). Exports for own account totaling 38,800 RB to India (27,700 RB), Bangladesh (4,400 RB), Vietnam (3,200 RB), Pakistan (2,300 RB), and Turkey (1,200 RB) were applied to new or outstanding sales. The current exports for own account outstanding balance of 12,000 RB were to Vietnam (6,200 RB), India (5,300 RB), and Turkey (500 RB).  

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 332,200 pieces for 2026 were up 24 percent from the previous week and 21 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for China (185,100 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 75,800 pieces), Mexico (56,000 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 30,000 pieces), South Korea (29,400 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 5,600 pieces), Thailand (26,000 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 24,400 pieces), and Italy (22,900 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 1,000 pieces), were offset by reductions for Taiwan (4,100 pieces). Exports of 281,700 whole cattle hides were up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 19 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to China (166,700 pieces), Thailand (30,600 pieces), Mexico (27,600 pieces), South Korea (23,800 pieces), and Brazil (13,600 pieces).

Net sales of 64,900 wet blues for 2026 were up noticeably from the previous week, but down 24 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Brazil (34,100 unsplit), Vietnam (28,700 unsplit, including decreases of 100 unsplit), China (10,400 unsplit, including decreases of 4,600 unsplit), Taiwan (9,000 unsplit), and India (6,800 unsplit), were offset by reductions for Hong Kong (22,900 unsplit) and Italy (2,400 unsplit). Net sales of 25,200 unsplit for 2027 were reported for Hong Kong (22,800 unsplit) and Italy (2,400 unsplit). Net sales of 9,500 other excluding wet blues were reported for China (8,400 pounds) and Mexico (1,000 pounds). Exports of 165,900 wet blues were up 37 percent from the previous week and 50 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (62,600 unsplit), Italy (38,900 unsplit), Thailand (23,600 unsplit), China (18,700 unsplit), and Hong Kong (10,700 unsplit). Exports of 3,000 other excluding wet blues were to Turkey (2,200 pounds) and China (800 pounds). Net sales of 43,400 splits reported for Vietnam (43,400 pounds, including 42,000 pounds switched from Taiwan) and Mexico (42,000 pounds), were offset by reductions for Taiwan (42,000 pounds). Exports of 86,400 splits were to Vietnam (43,400 pounds) and China (43,000 pounds).  

Beef: Net sales of 25,400 MT for 2026--a marketing-year high--were up noticeably from the previous week and up 87 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for South Korea (11,600 MT, including decreases of 700 MT), Japan (5,900 MT, including decreases of 3,200 MT), Hong Kong (3,200 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), Taiwan (1,200 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), and Mexico (1,000 MT, including decreases of 100 MT). Exports of 11,400 MT were down 23 percent from the previous week and 14 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to South Korea (3,500 MT), Japan (3,300 MT), Mexico (1,100 MT), Taiwan (1,100 MT), and Hong Kong (1,000 MT).  

Pork: Net sales of 23,700 MT for 2026--a marketing-year low--were down 34 percent from the previous week and 30 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for Mexico (5,200 MT, including decreases of 700 MT), Japan (3,700 MT, including decreases of 500 MT), China (2,900 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), South Korea (2,800 MT, including decreases of 400 MT), and Colombia (2,000 MT, including 100 MT switched from the Dominican Republic and decreases of 300 MT). Exports of 38,900 MT were up 3 percent from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (17,000 MT), Japan (5,100 MT), South Korea (4,200 MT), China (3,700 MT), and Canada (2,000 MT).

March 12, 2026                              1                   FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE/USDA

SUMMARY OF EXPORT TRANSACTIONS

REPORTED UNDER THE DAILY SALES REPORTING SYSTEM

FOR PERIOD ENDING MARCH 5, 2026 

COMMODITY                                         DESTINATION                          QUANITY (MT)                            MARKETING YEAR

CORN                                                       UNKNOWN                               321,000 MT 1/                               2025/2026

1/ Export sales.