This summary is based on reports from exporters for the period January 9-15, 2026.

 

Wheat: Net sales of 618,100 metric tons (MT) for 2025/2026 were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for unknown destinations (130,600 MT), Mexico (115,900 MT), South Korea (95,500 MT), Thailand (69,000 MT), and Japan (59,800 MT), were offset by reductions for Costa Rica (6,500 MT). Total net sales of 14,000 MT for 2026/2027 were for Japan. Exports of 372,400 MT were up 23 percent from the previous week, but down 3 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (113,900 MT), Japan (105,000 MT), Taiwan (54,100 MT), Colombia (30,600 MT), and Venezuela (28,400 MT).

 

Corn: Net sales of 4,010,600 MT for 2025/2026--a marketing-year high--were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for unknown destinations (1,241,800 MT), Japan (836,700 MT, including 63,400 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 3,600 MT), South Korea (751,500 MT, including 68,000 MT switched from Taiwan), Mexico (422,600 MT, including 55,000 MT switched from Colombia and decreases of 3,800 MT), and Vietnam (201,800 MT, including 65,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), were offset by reductions for Costa Rica (17,000 MT), El Salvador (4,000 MT), and Panama (100 MT). Exports of 1,433,800 MT were down 8 percent from the previous week and 6 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (403,300 MT), Japan (256,200 MT), Colombia (219,300 MT), South Korea (215,400 MT), and Taiwan (79,200MT).

 

Barley: No net sales for 2025/2026 were reported for the week. Exports of 500 MT were to Canada (400 MT) and South Korea (100 MT).

 

Sorghum: Net sales of 526,800 MT for 2025/2026--a marketing-year high--were up 81 percent from the previous week and up noticeably from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for China (464,400 MT, including 126,000 MT switched from unknown destinations) and unknown destinations (62,000 MT). Exports of 139,300 MT were down 5 percent from the previous week, but up 33 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destination was primarily to China (138,900 MT).

 

Rice: Net sales of 63,000 MT for 2025/2026 were up 8 percent from the previous week and 78 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for Honduras (23,900 MT), Japan (13,100 MT), Mexico (10,700 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), Panama (9,600 MT), and Canada (1,700 MT). Exports of 61,600 MT were up 52 percent from the previous week and 76 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Japan (28,400 MT), Mexico (16,200 MT), Honduras (5,700 MT), El Salvador (5,500 MT), and Canada (2,300 MT).

 

Soybeans: Net sales of 2,446,000 MT for 2025/2026--a marketing-year high--were up 19 percent from the previous week and 92 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for China (1,303,500 MT, including 66,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 3,100 MT), unknown destinations (338,300 MT), Egypt (218,300 MT), Mexico (197,100 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), and the Netherlands (116,100 MT, including 120,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 3,900 MT), were offset by reductions for Turkey (3,900 MT) and Algeria (2,600 MT). Net sales of 9,000 MT for 2026/2027 reported for unknown destinations (75,000 MT), were offset by reductions for China (66,000 MT). Exports of 1,337,700 MT were down 18 percent from the previous, but up 11 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to China (593,500 MT), Japan (139,700 MT), the Netherlands (116,100 MT), Mexico (84,800 MT), and Spain (77,700 MT).

 

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

 

Export Adjustments: Accumulated exports of soybeans to Algeria were adjusted down 48,927 MT for week ending December 4. This export was reported in error.

 

Soybean Cake and Meal: Net sales of 412,700 MT for 2025/2026 were up 21 percent from the previous week and 82 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Vietnam (131,500 MT, including 109,500 MT switched from unknown destinations), Colombia (75,900 MT, including decreases of 3,600 MT), the Philippines (59,900 MT, including 45,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Canada (43,000 MT), and Ecuador (42,000 MT, including 20,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), were offset by reductions for unknown destinations (99,900 MT), Costa Rica (6,700 MT), El Salvador (4,900 MT), and Jamaica (700 MT). Exports of 484,700 MT were up 59 percent from the previous week and 33 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to the Philippines (98,200 MT), Mexico (86,400 MT), Vietnam (64,100 MT), Guatemala (46,600 MT), and Venezuela (33,000 MT).

 

Optional Origin Sales: For 2025/2026, the current outstanding balance of 11,000 MT is Ecuador.

 

Soybean Oil: Net sales of 10,500 MT for 2025/2026 were down 26 percent from the previous week and 56 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for the Dominican Republic (8,000 MT), Mexico (4,900 MT), Guatemala (800 MT), and Canada (200 MT, including decreases of 200 MT), were offset by reductions for Venezuela (3,500 MT). Exports of 4,900 MT were down 60 percent from the previous week and 63 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (4,200 MT) and Canada (600 MT).

 

Cotton: Net sales of Upland totaling 412,500 RB for 2025/2026--a marketing-year high--were up 21 percent from the previous week and up noticeably from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Vietnam (220,700 RB, including 4,400 RB switched from China), Bangladesh (38,600 RB), Pakistan (31,800 RB, including decreases of 2,700 RB), Malaysia (26,500 RB), and India (26,100 RB), were offset by reductions for Honduras (4,800 RB). Net sales of 25,900 RB for 2026/2027 reported for Nicaragua (9,900 RB), Turkey (8,500 RB), Indonesia (7,500 RB), and Pakistan (2,700 RB), were offset by reductions for Vietnam (2,600 RB). Exports of 187,800 RB--a marketing-year high--were up 20 percent from the previous week and 26 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (62,300 RB), Pakistan (45,900 RB), Indonesia (16,600 RB), Bangladesh (14,100 RB), and Turkey (13,300 RB). Net sales of Pima totaling 16,400 RB for 2025/2026--a marketing-year high--were up 4 percent from the previous week and up noticeably from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for India (9,100 RB), Vietnam (4,500 RB), China (2,600 RB), and Thailand (200 RB). Exports of 10,000 RB were up 2 percent from the previous week and 23 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (3,500 RB), India (1,600 RB), Egypt (1,300 RB), Costa Rica (900 RB), and Pakistan (700 RB).

 

Exports for Own Account: For 2025/2026, the current exports for own account outstanding balance of 41,700 RB were to India (30,100 RB), Bangladesh (4,400 RB), Vietnam (3,200 RB), Pakistan (2,300 RB), and Turkey (1,700 RB).

 

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 400,800 pieces for 2026 primarily for China (274,700 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 12,100 pieces), South Korea (37,400 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 1,000 pieces), Mexico (34,700 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 4,600 pieces), Thailand (18,700 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 2,000 pieces), and Italy (12,900 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 200 pieces), were offset by reductions for Brazil (1,300 pieces). Total net sales of 2,200 calf skins were for Italy. Exports of 342,200 whole cattle hides were primarily to China (225,600 pieces), Mexico (41,200 pieces), South Korea (28,700 pieces), Thailand (18,600 pieces), and Brazil (12,400 pieces).

 

Net sales of 339,700 wet blues for 2026 primarily for Hong Kong (211,000 unsplit, including decreases of 200 unsplit), Vietnam (81,100 unsplit, including 7,200 unsplit switched from China and decreases of 100 unsplit), Italy (47,900 unsplit, including decreases of 100 unsplit), Taiwan (2,800 grain splits), and Brazil (2,600 unsplit, including decreases of 100 unsplit), were offset by reductions for China (6,800 unsplit). For 2027, total net sales of 76,800 unsplit were for Hong Kong. Net sales of 15,800 other excluding wet blues were reported for Turkey (8,200 pounds), China (6,400 pounds), and Mexico (1,100 pounds). Exports of 130,800 wet blues were primarily to Vietnam (34,300 unsplit), China (33,200 unsplit), Italy (29,600 unsplit), Brazil (14,100 unsplit), and Taiwan (9,600 unsplit). Exports of 9,000 other excluding wet blues were to China (5,600 pounds), Turkey (3,000 pounds), and Mexico (400 pounds). No net sales or exports of splits were reported for the week.

 

Beef: Net sales of 15,400 MT for 2026 were primarily for Hong Kong (3,700 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), Japan (3,100 MT, including decreases of 400 MT), Mexico (2,500 MT), South Korea (2,100 MT, including decreases of 1,000 MT), and Taiwan (1,700 MT, including decreases of 100 MT). Exports of 15,900 MT were primarily to South Korea (4,400 MT), Japan (3,900 MT), Mexico (1,800 MT), Taiwan (1,500 MT), and Hong Kong (1,400 MT).

 

Pork: Net sales of 33,200 MT for 2026 primarily for Mexico (11,800 MT, including decreases of 7,100 MT), South Korea (5,100 MT, including decreases of 500 MT), Japan (3,400 MT, including decreases of 1,700 MT), Colombia (3,200 MT, including decreases of 200 MT), and Canada (2,400 MT, including decreases of 400 MT), were offset by reduction for Panama (100 MT). Exports of 39,200 MT were primarily to Mexico (18,800 MT), Japan (4,500 MT), South Korea (4,200 MT), China (3,800 MT), and Canada (2,000 MT).

 

January 23, 2026                            1                  FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE/USDA

 

 

 

SUMMARY OF EXPORT TRANSACTIONS

REPORTED UNDER THE DAILY SALES REPORTING SYSTEM

FOR PERIOD ENDING JANUARY 15, 2026

 

COMMODITY                                         DESTINATION                          QUANITY (MT)                            MARKETING YEAR

 

CORN                                                      JAPAN                                         380,000 MT 1/                                2025/2026

CORN                                                      SOUTH KOREA                         340,000 MT 1/                                2025/2026

CORN                                                      UNKNOWN                                928,302 MT 1/                                2025/2026

SOYBEANS                                            CHINA                                        706,000 MT 1/                                2025/2026

SOYBEANS                                            MEXICO                                     152,404 MT 1/                                2025/2026

SOYBEANS                                            UNKNOWN                                470,000 MT 1/                                2025/2026

SOYBEANS                                            UNKNOWN                                  75,000 MT 1/                                2026/2027

 

1/ Export sales.