Export Sales Highlights 

This summary is based on reports from exporters for the period May 16-22, 2025.

 

Wheat: Net sales reductions of 128,800 metric tons (MT) for 2024/2025 were up noticeably from the previous week, but down noticeably from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Venezuela (50,800 MT, including 49,500 MT switched from unknown destinations), Nigeria (40,000 MT, including 37,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Guatemala (19,900 MT, including 7,800 MT switched from El Salvador and 5,300 MT switched from unknown destinations), the Dominican Republic (7,100 MT), and Indonesia (6,000 MT), were more than offset by reductions for unknown destinations (103,400 MT), the Philippines (65,000 MT), South Korea (61,500 MT), Taiwan (32,300 MT), and El Salvador (3,000 MT). Net sales of 711,400 MT for 2025/2026 primarily for unknown destinations (213,000 MT), Mexico (140,000 MT), South Korea (115,000 MT), Indonesia (70,000 MT), and the Philippines (65,000 MT), were offset by reductions for Trinidad and Tobago (30,000 MT), Chile (6,500 MT), and El Salvador (5,700 MT). Exports of 501,200 MT were up 14 percent from the previous week and 12 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to South Korea (134,000 MT), Indonesia (68,000 MT), Venezuela (57,800 MT), Nigeria (40,000 MT), and Peru (35,200 MT).

 

Corn: Net sales of 916,700 MT for 2024/2025 were down 23 percent from the previous week and 34 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Japan (214,400 MT, including 60,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 101,600 MT), Mexico (201,500 MT, including decreases of 53,800 MT), Colombia (157,900 MT, including 50,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 62,900 MT), South Korea (70,500 MT, including 65,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), and Saudi Arabia (70,000 MT), were offset by reductions for unknown destinations (69,700 MT) and Panama (7,200 MT). Net sales of 31,000 MT for 2025/2026 were reported for Mexico (16,500 MT), Trinidad and Tobago (8,000 MT), and Honduras (6,500 MT). Exports of 1,598,300 MT were up 1 percent from the previous week, but unchanged from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Japan (409,500 MT), Mexico (392,000 MT), Colombia (236,400 MT), South Korea (135,600 MT), and Guatemala (93,300 MT).

 

Barley: No net sales or exports for 2024/2025 were reported for the week. Total net sales of 7,900 MT for 2025/2026 were for Canada.

 

Sorghum: Total net sales of 33,800 MT for 2024/2025 were up 3 percent from the previous week and 13 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were for Mexico, including decreases of 700 MT. Exports of 22,400 MT were down 27 percent from the previous week, but up 39 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destination was Mexico.

 

Rice: Net sales of 83,800 MT for 2024/2025 were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Iraq (44,000 MT), Nicaragua (27,000 MT), Japan (8,100 MT), Mexico (6,300 MT), and Honduras (3,600 MT), were offset by reductions for Haiti (7,200 MT) and Venezuela (2,000 MT). Exports of 13,500 MT--a marketing-year low--were down 74 percent from the previous week and 71 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Japan (6,800 MT), Mexico (3,000 MT), Canada (2,100 MT), Saudi Arabia (400 MT), and Belgium (300 MT).

 

Soybeans: Net sales of 146,000 MT for 2024/2025 were down 53 percent from the previous week and 58 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Mexico (52,200 MT, including decreases of 3,100 MT), Indonesia (27,400 MT, including decreases of 300 MT), Japan (18,700 MT), unknown destinations (12,900 MT), and Vietnam (11,500 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), were offset by reductions for China (200 MT). Net sales of 32,800 MT for 2025/2026 were reported for Mexico (30,300 MT) and Indonesia (2,500 MT). Exports of 209,300 MT--a marketing-year low--were down 17 percent from the previous week and 45 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Egypt (53,200 MT), Mexico (52,100 MT), Taiwan (30,600 MT), Indonesia (24,200 MT), and Japan (11,200 MT).

 

Exports for Own Account: For 2024/2025, the current exports for own account outstanding balance of 2,700 MT are for Taiwan (1,700 MT), Bangladesh (500 MT), and Malaysia (500 MT).

 

Soybean Cake and Meal: Net sales of 424,600 MT for 2024/2025 were up 18 percent from the previous week and 57 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for the Philippines (158,400 MT), Japan (97,000 MT), Mexico (31,100 MT, including decreases of 2,600 MT), unknown destinations (31,100 MT), and Honduras (26,400 MT, including decreases of 3,200 MT), were offset by reductions for El Salvador (30,900 MT), Panama (5,000 MT), the Dominican Republic (300 MT), Kuwait (200 MT), and the Leeward and Windward Islands (100 MT). Net sales of 178,500 MT for 2025/2026 were primarily for Honduras (36,200 MT), unknown destinations (35,000 MT), El Salvador (33,900 MT), Mexico (30,000 MT), and Nicaragua (23,900 MT). Exports of 269,800 MT were up 8 percent from the previous week and 4 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to the Philippines (95,300 MT), Colombia (35,100 MT), Mexico (33,200 MT), Guatemala (23,400 MT), and Canada (18,800 MT).

 

Optional Origin Sales: For 2024/2025, the current outstanding balance of 70,800 MT, all Ecuador.

 

Soybean Oil: Net sales of 19,500 MT for 2024/2025 were up 43 percent from the previous week and 56 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for Venezuela (14,300 MT, including 2,000 MT switched from Colombia and decreases of 300 MT), Jamaica (3,500 MT), Canada (2,300 MT), and Mexico (1,700 MT), were offset by reductions for Colombia (2,000 MT), Guatemala (200 MT), and the Dominican Republic (100 MT). Exports of 42,600 MT were up noticeably from the previous week and up 16 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Venezuela (17,700 MT), the Dominican Republic (13,400 MT), Mexico (6,000 MT), Guatemala (3,800 MT), and Honduras (1,200 MT).

 

Cotton: Net sales of Upland totaling 118,700 RB for 2024/2025 were down 16 percent from the previous week, but up 8 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Vietnam (65,600 RB, including 4,300 RB switched from Hong Kong, 1,500 RB switched from South Korea, and 900 RB switched from Pakistan), Bangladesh (17,300 RB, including decreases of 200 RB), Turkey (12,400 RB, including decreases of 200 RB), Malaysia (8,800 RB), and Guatemala (8,100 RB), were offset by reductions for Hong Kong (4,300 RB), Peru (1,800 RB), South Korea (1,500 RB), and China (200 RB). Net sales of 13,800 RB for 2025/2026 reported for Pakistan (5,700 RB), Thailand (3,500 RB), Peru (2,600 RB), and Turkey (2,000 RB), were offset by reductions for Mexico (100 RB). Exports of 275,400 RB were up 10 percent from the previous week, but down 18 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (117,000 RB), Pakistan (34,300 RB), Turkey (33,900 RB), Bangladesh (18,100 RB), and Mexico (11,900 RB). Net sales reductions of Pima totaling 1,700 RB for 2024/2025--a marketing-year low--were down noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for India (2,900 RB, including decreases of 500 RB), Indonesia (300 RB), China (100 RB), and South Korea (100 RB), were offset by reductions for Colombia (3,100 RB), Vietnam (1,700 RB), Egypt (200 RB), and Hong Kong (100 RB). Net Sales of Pima totaling 5,500 RB for 2025/2026 were primarily for Colombia (3,100 RB) and Vietnam (1,700 RB). Exports of 6,700 RB were down 12 percent from the previous week and 25 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (2,700 RB), India (1,000 RB), China (900 RB), Ethiopia (900 RB), and Peru (700 RB).

 

Optional Origin Sales: For 2024/2025, the current outstanding balance of 8,800 RB, all Pakistan.

 

Exports for Own Account: For 2024/2025, new exports for own account totaling 4,100 RB were to Vietnam (2,700 RB), Bangladesh (1,000 RB), and Thailand (400 RB). Exports for own account totaling 4,100 RB primarily to Vietnam (2,800 RB) and Bangladesh (1,000 RB) were applied to new or outstanding sales. Decreases of 4,100 RB were reported for China (3,100 RB) and Vietnam (1,000 RB). The current exports for own account outstanding balance of 9,200 RB were to China (8,000 RB) and Vietnam (1,200 RB).

 

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 667,000 pieces for 2025 were up 40 percent from the previous week and up noticeably from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for China (484,300 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 21,100 pieces), South Korea (65,400 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 300 pieces), Mexico (37,000 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 7,000 pieces), Thailand (32,800 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 400 pieces), and Indonesia (22,600 whole cattle hides), were offset by reductions for Taiwan (400 pieces). Exports of 216,700 whole cattle hides were up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to China (62,300 pieces), Mexico (51,000 pieces), South Korea (45,100 pieces), Thailand (29,800 pieces), and Italy (11,800 pieces).

 

Net sales of 302,100 wet blues for 2025 were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for Vietnam (157,800 unsplit), Thailand (56,000 unsplit), Italy (34,900 unsplit, including decreases of 200 unsplit), China (26,700 unsplit), and Brazil (17,000 unsplit). Total net sales reductions of 25,200 wet blues for 2026 were for Italy. Exports of 112,500 wet blues were down 10 percent from the previous week and 5 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (50,000 unsplit), Italy (29,500 unsplit), China (13,800 unsplit), Thailand (10,200 unsplit), and Bangladesh (3,200 unsplit). Total net sales of 2,100 splits were for Vietnam. Exports of 124,800 splits were to Vietnam.

 

Beef: Net sales of 14,700 MT for 2025 were up 20 percent from the previous week and 24 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for Japan (4,200 MT, including decreases of 800 MT), South Korea (3,100 MT, including decreases of 400 MT), Mexico (2,200 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), Taiwan (1,100 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), and China (1,100 MT). Exports of 12,700 MT were down 15 percent from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Japan (4,000 MT), South Korea (4,000 MT), Mexico (1,300 MT), Taiwan (1,200 MT), and Canada (700 MT).

 

Pork: Net sales of 30,500 MT for 2025 were down 19 percent from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Mexico (14,100 MT, including decreases of 500 MT), South Korea (6,500 MT, including decreases of 2,400 MT), Japan (3,400 MT, including decreases of 200 MT), Costa Rica (1,100 MT), and Guatemala (1,000 MT, including 100 MT switched from Costa Rica and decreases of 100 MT), were offset by reductions for China (800 MT) and Australia (100 MT). Exports of 28,900 MT were up 1 percent from the previous week and 9 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (13,700 MT), South Korea (3,700 MT), Japan (3,600 MT), Colombia (1,800 MT), and Canada (1,400 MT).

 

May 30, 2025              1                      FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE/USDA

 

 

 

SUMMARY OF EXPORT TRANSACTIONS

REPORTED UNDER THE DAILY SALES REPORTING SYSTEM

FOR PERIOD ENDING MAY 22, 2025

 

COMMODITY                                         DESTINATION                          QUANITY (MT)                            MARKETING YEAR

SOYBEAN CAKE AND MEAL              PHILIPPINES                             145,000 MT 1/                               2024/2025

 

1/ Export sales.