Export Sales Highlights 

This summary is based on reports from exporters for the period August 1-7, 2025. 

Wheat: Net sales of 722,800 metric tons (MT) for 2025/2026 were down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 14 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for South Korea (130,000 MT), Mexico (114,900 MT, including decreases of 38,100 MT), the Philippines (99,500 MT), Sri Lanka (66,000 MT), and Japan (60,600 MT). Exports of 340,800 MT were down 49 percent from the previous week and 37 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (74,000 MT), Vietnam (67,100 MT), Colombia (50,400 MT), Nigeria (49,700 MT), and Taiwan (36,600 MT).   

Corn: Net sales reductions of 88,700 MT for 2024/2025--a marketing-year low--were down noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Japan (136,900 MT, including 140,500 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 5,300 MT), Spain (88,200 MT, including 23,200 MT switched from unknown destinations), Venezuela (84,200 MT, including 25,500 MT switched from Colombia), Portugal (70,500 MT), and Israel (50,300 MT, including 50,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), were more than offset by reductions primarily for unknown destinations (353,800 MT), Canada (108,000 MT), Guatemala (67,700 MT), Panama (40,100 MT), and Colombia (31,600 MT). Net sales of 2,047,800 MT for 2025/2026 primarily for Mexico (498,400 MT), unknown destinations (356,200 MT), Japan (249,000 MT), Taiwan (202,300 MT), and Guatemala (161,300 MT), were offset by reductions for Nicaragua (200 MT). Exports of 1,520,400 MT were up 24 percent from the previous week and 22 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (449,500 MT), Japan (272,400 MT), South Korea (198,000 MT), Colombia (173,100 MT), and Venezuela (103,200 MT).

 

Barley: Net sales of 800 MT for 2025/2026 were reported for Japan (600 MT) and South Korea (200 MT). Exports of 2,400 MT were primarily to Canada (1,500 MT) and Japan (900 MT).

 

Sorghum: Net sales of 62,500 MT for 2024/2025 were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for unknown destinations (56,000 MT) and Japan (9,400 MT, including 10,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 600 MT), were offset by reductions for Mexico (2,900 MT). Total net sales of 100 MT for 2025/2026 were for Panama. Exports of 51,800 MT were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. The destination was primarily to Mexico (42,400 MT). 

 

Rice: Net sales of 9,200 MT for 2025/2026 were primarily for unknown destinations (6,000 MT), Canada (1,000 MT), Mexico (900 MT, including decreases of 200 MT), Japan (400 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), and Liberia (300 MT). Exports of 9,600 MT were primary to Mexico (3,500 MT), Canada (2,100 MT), Japan (1,800 MT), South Korea (900 MT), and Saudi Arabia (300 MT).

 

Soybeans: Net sales reductions of 377,600 MT for 2024/2025--a marketing-year low--were down noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for the Netherlands (68,900 MT, including 60,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Bangladesh (57,100 MT, including 55,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Japan (20,800 MT, including 21,200 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 800 MT), Thailand (5,900 MT, including decreases of 2,100 MT), and Nepal (4,000 MT), were more than offset by reductions primarily for unknown destinations (184,900 MT), Mexico (158,300 MT), Taiwan (136,000 MT), Pakistan (55,000 MT), and Venezuela (5,700 MT). Net sales of 1,133,000 MT for 2025/2026 primarily for unknown destinations (424,200 MT), Mexico (251,100 MT), Taiwan (144,500 MT), Iraq (55,000 MT), and Pakistan (55,000 MT), were offset by reductions for Japan (500 MT). Exports of 533,100 MT were down 23 percent from the previous week, but up 26 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (179,600 MT), the Netherlands (68,900 MT), Egypt (58,100 MT), Bangladesh (57,100 MT), and Algeria (34,000 MT).

 

Exports for Own Account: For 2024/2025, the current exports for own account outstanding balance of 2,800 MT were to Taiwan (1,800 MT), Bangladesh (500 MT), and Malaysia (500 MT).

 

Soybean Cake and Meal: Net sales of 26,300 MT for 2024/2025--a marketing-year low--were down 85 percent from the previous week and 86 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Austria (30,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Mexico (18,700 MT, including decreases of 9,800 MT), Nepal (6,800 MT), Indonesia (6,500 MT), and El Salvador (6,000 MT), were offset by reductions primarily for unknown destinations (34,400 MT), Guatemala (28,500 MT), Panama (7,300 MT), Costa Rica (1,800 MT), and Belgium (800 MT). Net sales of 246,700 MT for 2025/2026 were primarily for unknown destinations (82,500 MT), Guatemala (49,500 MT), the Philippines (45,000 MT), Colombia (36,000 MT), and Panama (15,200 MT). Exports of 360,000 MT were up 15 percent from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Colombia (61,700 MT), Vietnam (60,700 MT), Japan (55,400 MT), Mexico (47,600 MT), and Venezuela (32,500 MT).

 

Optional Origin Sales: For 2024/2025, options were exercised to export 17,400 MT to Peru from other than the United States. The current outstanding balance of 42,000 MT, all Ecuador. For 2025/2026, new optional origin sales of 18,000 MT, all Peru. The current outstanding balance of 19,800 MT is for Peru (18,000 MT) and Ecuador (1,800 MT).

 

Soybean Oil: Net sales of 700 MT for 2024/2025 were down 90 percent from the previous week and 83 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Mexico (1,700 MT), were offset by reductions for Canada (1,100 MT). Exports of 3,800 MT were down 81 percent from the previous week and 59 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were to Mexico (3,500 MT) and Canada (200 MT). 

 

Cotton: Net sales of Upland totaling 242,000 RB for 2025/2026 primarily for Vietnam (119,200 RB, including decreases of 1,500 RB), Bangladesh (40,200 RB, including decreases of 2,300 RB), Turkey (20,700 RB), Pakistan (15,600 RB, including 1,100 RB switched from Vietnam), and Mexico (14,100 RB), were offset by reductions for Thailand (300 RB). Total net sales of 1,100 RB for 2026/2027 were for Japan. Exports of 142,600 RB were primarily to Vietnam (34,800 RB), Pakistan (26,200 RB), Turkey (19,300 RB), Mexico (9,300 RB), and Bangladesh (9,000 RB). Net sales of Pima totaling 2,100 RB for 2025/2026 primarily for India (2,400 RB), Turkey (300 RB), South Korea (300 RB), Bangladesh (300 RB), and Guatemala (100 RB), were offset by reductions for China (1,300 RB). Exports of 12,000 RB were primarily to Pakistan (2,700 RB), Vietnam (2,500 RB), India (2,300 RB), Costa Rica (900 RB), and Egypt (900 RB).

 

Exports for Own Account: For 2025/2026, exports for own account totaling 4,500 RB to Vietnam were applied to new or outstanding sales. The current outstanding balance of 3,200 RB, all Vietnam.

 

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 332,500 pieces for 2025 were up 31 percent from the previous week and 24 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for China (287,900 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 11,000 pieces), Mexico (23,900 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 1,700 pieces), South Korea (6,500 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 2,600 pieces), Thailand (6,300 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 1,000 pieces), and Taiwan (3,800 whole cattle hides). In addition, total net sales reductions of 200 kip skins were for Belgium. Exports of 289,000 whole cattle hides were up 4 percent from the previous week, but down 11 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to China (155,600 pieces), Mexico (38,900 pieces), Thailand (34,100 pieces), South Korea (24,600 pieces), and Brazil (13,600 pieces). Exports of 1,800 calf skins were to Italy. Exports of 2,300 kip skins were to Belgium (1,300 pieces) and Italy (1,000 pieces).

 

Net sales of 45,300 wet blues for 2025 were down 52 percent from the previous week and 61 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Italy (51,100 unsplit, including decreases of 900 unsplit), Thailand (39,600 unsplit), China (8,500 unsplit), India (2,600 grain splits and 900 unsplit), and the Dominican Republic (1,600 unsplit), were offset by reductions for Hong Kong (57,500 unsplit), Vietnam (1,200 unsplit), and Brazil (200 unsplit). Net sales of 58,500 wet blues for 2026 reported for Hong Kong (56,600 unsplit) and Vietnam (14,200 unsplit), were offset by reductions for Italy (12,400 unsplit). Exports of 118,300 wet blues were down 10 percent from the previous week and 6 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Italy (36,900 unsplit), Vietnam (31,200 unsplit), Thailand (21,800 unsplit), China (14,200 unsplit), and Hong Kong (7,600 unsplit). Total net sales of 40,000 splits were for China. No exports of splits were reported for the week.

 

Beef: Net sales of 4,300 MT for 2025--a marketing-year low--were down 73 percent from the previous week and 66 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Japan (3,200 MT, including decreases of 900 MT), South Korea (500 MT, including decreases of 1,800 MT), the Philippines (500 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), the Netherlands (200 MT), and Taiwan (100 MT, including decreases of 700 MT), were offset by reductions for Mexico (600 MT) and Peru (100 MT). Exports of 11,400 MT were down 19 percent from the previous week and 8 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Japan (3,900 MT), South Korea (3,300 MT), Mexico (1,300 MT), Taiwan (1,100 MT), and Canada (600 MT).

 

Pork: Net sales of 21,200 MT for 2025 were down 32 percent from the previous week and 19 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Japan (6,500 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), Mexico (4,700 MT, including decreases of 600 MT), South Korea (3,500 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), Colombia (1,700 MT, including 100 MT switched from Guatemala and decreases of 100 MT), and Honduras (1,200 MT), were offset by reductions for Hong Kong (100 MT). Exports of 27,000 MT were down 4 percent from the previous week and 1 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (13,200 MT), Japan (3,500 MT), South Korea (2,300 MT), China (2,200 MT), and Colombia (1,400 MT).

 

August 14, 2025                      1                      FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE/USDA

 

SUMMARY OF EXPORT TRANSACTIONS

REPORTED UNDER THE DAILY SALES REPORTING SYSTEM

FOR PERIOD ENDING AUGUST 7, 2025

 

COMMODITY                                         DESTINATION                          QUANITY (MT)                            MARKETING YEAR

CORN                                                       MEXICO                                    106,680 MT 1/                                2025/2026

CORN                                                       GUATEMALA                            105,000 MT 1/                                2025/2026

CORN                                                       UNKNOWN                               125,000 MT 1/                                2025/2026

 

1/ Export sales.