This summary is based on reports from exporters for the period November 20-26, 2020.
Wheat: Net sales of 446,400 metric tons (MT) for
2020/2021 were down 44 percent from the previous week and 5 percent from the
prior 4-week average. Increases
primarily for Mexico (89,400 MT), Taiwan (83,100 MT), South Korea (81,300 MT,
including decreases of 1,500 MT), Indonesia (68,200 MT, including decreases of
900 MT), and unknown destinations (47,000 MT), were offset by reductions
primarily for Venezuela (11,000 MT) and the Dominican Republic (6,800 MT).
Exports of 451,500 MT were up 32 percent from the previous week and 40
percent from the prior 4-week average.
The destinations were primarily to the Philippines (120,800 MT), China
(63,000 MT), Indonesia (60,600 MT), Mexico (57,500 MT), and Honduras (34,300
MT).
Optional Origin Sales:
For 2020/2021, the current outstanding balance of
10,000 MT, all Spain.
Optional Origin Sales:
For 2020/2021, new optional origin sales of 60,000
MT were reported for unknown destinations.
Decreases totaling 31,300 MT were reported for Ukraine (27,700 MT) and
unknown destinations (3,600 MT). The
current outstanding balance of 1,483,400 MT is for South Korea (769,000 MT),
unknown destinations (224,000 MT), Taiwan (205,000 MT), Vietnam (130,000 MT),
China (65,000 MT), Japan (58,000 MT), and Ukraine (32,400 MT).
Rice:
Net sales of 71,700 MT for 2020/2021 were up 3 percent from the previous week
and 54 percent from the prior 4-week average.
Increases were primarily for Mexico (36,700 MT), Haiti (14,600 MT,
including decreases of 300 MT), Costa Rica (11,000 MT), Japan (4,500 MT), and
Canada (1,700 MT). Exports of
138,600 MT were down 5 percent from the previous week, but up 42 percent from
the prior 4-week average. The
destinations were primarily to Mexico (71,800 MT), Haiti (45,000 MT), Japan
(13,300 MT), Canada (3,200 MT), and South Korea (1,500 MT).
Soybeans:
Net sales of 406,900 MT for 2020/2021--a marketing-year low--were down 47
percent from the previous week and 68 percent from the prior 4-week average.
Increases primarily for China (476,900 MT, including 396,000 MT switched
from unknown destinations and decreases of 132,900 MT), Thailand (82,400 MT,
including 68,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Vietnam (78,100 MT,
including 70,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Spain (66,900 MT,
including 65,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), and the Netherlands
(66,000 MT, including 60,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), were offset
by reductions primarily for unknown destinations (539,100 MT).
Exports of 2,492,600 MT were up 3 percent from the previous week, but
down 6 percent from the prior 4-week average.
The destinations were primarily to China (2,012,200 MT), Vietnam (84,700
MT), Thailand (79,700 MT), Mexico (75,500 MT), and Spain (66,900 MT).
Optional Origin Sales:
For 2020/2021, the current outstanding balance of
63,000 MT, all China.
Exports for Own Account:
For 2020/2021, new exports for own account totaling 29,400 MT were to Canada.
The current exports for own account outstanding balance is 84,300 MT, all
Canada.
Soybean Cake and Meal:
Net sales of 163,800 MT for 2020/2021, resulting in increases primarily
for Mexico (56,100 MT), Bangladesh (45,000 MT), the Philippines (45,000 MT),
Ecuador (36,400 MT, including 30,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and
decreases of 1,100 MT), and Guatemala (20,900 MT, including 21,000 MT switched
from El Salvador, 200 MT switched from Honduras, and decreases of 500 MT), were
offset by reductions primarily for unknown destinations (27,000 MT), Canada
(25,400 MT), and El Salvador (11,000 MT).
Exports of 227,500 MT were primarily to Colombia (40,600 MT), Guatemala
(39,900 MT), Ecuador (32,000 MT), Mexico (30,900 MT), and Canada (25,900 MT).
Soybean Oil:
Net sales of 2,500 MT for 2020/2021, resulting in increases primarily for Costa
Rica (2,000 MT), Nicaragua (1,100 MT), Mexico (500 MT), and the Dominican
Republic (500 MT), were offset by reductions for Canada (1,700 MT).
Exports of 28,700 MT for 2020/2021 were primarily to the Dominican
Republic (17,000 MT), Jamaica (4,000 MT), Venezuela (4,000 MT), and Mexico
(2,500 MT).
Exports for Own Account: For 2020/2021, new exports for own account totaling 13,000 RB were to China. Exports for own account totaling 2,900 RB to China (2,200 RB) and Vietnam (700 RB) were applied to new or outstanding sales. The current exports for own account outstanding balance of 41,900 RB is for China (40,500 RB), Bangladesh (1,000 RB), Indonesia (300 RB), and Vietnam (100 RB).
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 267,400 pieces
for 2020 were down 27 percent from the previous week and 25 percent from the
prior 4-week average. Increases
primarily for China (150,500 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 15,700
pieces), Mexico (42,400 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 1,100
pieces), South Korea (32,800 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 1,100
pieces), Brazil (20,000 whole cattle hides), and Thailand (10,600 whole cattle
hides), were offset by reductions for Indonesia (100 pieces).
For 2021, total net sales of 3,600 pieces were reported for China.
Exports of 309,000 pieces reported for 2020 were down 13 percent from the
previous week and 18 percent from the prior 4-week average.
Whole cattle hides exports were primarily to China (248,900 pieces),
Mexico (24,400 pieces), South Korea (22,200 pieces), Taiwan (4,000 pieces), and
Brazil (3,400 pieces).
Net sales of 223,800
wet blues for 2020 were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior
4-week average. Increases primarily
for Vietnam (131,000 unsplit, including decreases of 800 unsplit), China (67,100
unsplit, including decreases of 200 unsplit), Brazil (28,900 unsplit), Italy
(1,200 unsplit), and Hong Kong (100 unsplit), were offset by reductions
primarily for Taiwan (4,300 unsplit).
For 2021, net sales of 40,800 wet blues were reported for Italy (40,000
unsplit) and Vietnam (800 unsplit).
Additionally, net sales of 5,100 grain splits reported for Germany (6,000 grain
splits) and China (4,000 grain splits), were offset by reductions for India
(4,900 grain splits). Exports of
111,200 wet blues for 2020 were up noticeably from the previous week, but down
19 percent from the prior 4-week average.
The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (47,500 unsplit), China
(46,300 unsplit), Thailand (8,700 unsplit), Mexico (3,600 unsplit and 700 grain
splits), and Taiwan (1,900 unsplit).
Net sales reductions of 20,700 splits resulting in increases for Taiwan (2,400
pounds) and China (300 pounds, including decreases of 8,000 pounds), were more
than offset by reductions for Vietnam (23,300 pounds).
For 2021, net sales reductions of 56,300 splits were for Vietnam (24,100
pounds) and China (32,200 pounds).
Exports of 368,700 pounds were to Vietnam (202,100 pounds), China (124,200
pounds), and Taiwan (42,400 pounds).
Beef:
Net sales of 13,700 MT
reported for 2020 were down noticeably from the previous week and down 16
percent from the prior 4-week average.
Increases primarily for Japan (7,200 MT, including decreases of 500 MT),
South Korea (3,800 MT, including decreases of 400 MT), Mexico (1,000 MT,
including decreases of 100 MT), China (800 MT, including decreases of 100 MT),
and Canada (400 MT), were offset by reductions primarily for Hong Kong (300 MT)
and Colombia (100 MT). For 2021, net
sales of 3,200 MT were primarily for South Korea (1,600 MT), Hong Kong (500 MT),
Japan (400 MT), and Taiwan (400 MT).
Exports of 16,600 MT were down 18 percent from the previous week and 15 percent
from the prior 4-week average. The
destinations were primarily to South Korea (4,000 MT), Japan (3,900 MT), China
(2,100 MT), Mexico (2,000 MT), and Hong Kong (1,200 MT).
Pork:
Net sales of 31,300 MT reported for 2020 were
up 66 percent from the previous week, but down 6 percent from the prior 4-week
average. Increases primarily for
Mexico (12,900 MT, including decreases of 1,000 MT), China (7,400 MT, including
decreases of 1,300 MT), Japan (4,200 MT, including decreases of 300 MT), Canada
(1,700 MT, including decreases of 400 MT), and South Korea (1,500 MT, including
decreases of 300 MT), were offset by reductions for Vietnam (100 MT) and Costa
Rica (100 MT). For 2021, net sales
of 4,200 MT were primarily for China (1,400 MT), Colombia (700 MT), Australia
(600 MT), Canada (400 MT), and Mexico (300 MT).
Exports of 34,100 MT were down 17 percent from the previous week and 12
percent from the prior 4-week average.
The destinations were primarily to Mexico (11,500 MT), China (9,000 MT),
Japan (4,700 MT), South Korea (3,000 MT), and Canada (2,000 MT).
December 3, 2020
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FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL
SERVICE/USDA
REPORTED UNDER THE DAILY SALES REPORTING SYSTEM
COMMODITY
DESTINATION
QUANITY (MT)
MARKETING YEAR
CORN MEXICO 302,160 MT 1/ 2020/2021
CORN UNKNOWN 336,000MT 1/ 2020/2021
1/ Export Sales