| USDA Weekly Export Sales Report Week Ended April 10, 2025 | |
| Corn | |
| Actual Sales (in MT) | 2024-25: 1,561,900 |
| Expectations (in MT) | 2024-25: 600,000-1,800,000 |
| Weekly Sales Details | Net sales of 1,561,900 MT for 2024/2025 were up 99 percent from the previous week and 39 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Mexico (401,500 MT, including 10,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 45,500 MT), Japan (263,300 MT, including 183,900 MT switched from unknown destinations), Spain (240,000 MT), Colombia (157,300 MT, including 83,600 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 1,900 MT), and Panama (129,800 MT, including 24,200 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 2,100 MT), were offset by reductions for Nicaragua (15,000 MT), the Dominican Republic (8,100 MT), Guatemala (4,000 MT), and El Salvador (1,600 MT). Total net sales of 10,000 MT for 2025/2026 were for Mexico. |
| Weekly Export Details | Exports of 1,880,400 MT--a marketing-year high--were up 11 percent from the previous week and 10 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (713,000 MT), Japan (265,20 |
| Comments and Performance Indicators | Export commitments are 26.6% ahead of a year-ago, compared to 24.5% ahead last week. USDA projects exports in 2024-25 at 2.550 billion bu., 11.3% above the previous marketing year. |
| Wheat | |
| Actual Sales (in MT) | 2024-25: 76,500 |
| Expectations (in MT) | 2024-25: (100,000)-200,000 |
| Weekly Sales Details | Net sales of 76,500 metric tons (MT) for 2024/2025 were down 29 percent from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for the Dominican Republic (30,700 MT, including 24,400 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 800 MT), Venezuela (25,800 MT, including 22,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), South Korea (22,300 MT), Colombia (22,300 MT, including 22,600 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 1,000 MT), and Mexico (13,100 MT, including decreases of 63,800 MT), were offset by reductions for unknown destinations (44,200 MT), Nigeria (30,200 MT), and El Salvador (11,700 MT). Net sales of 273,900 MT for 2025/2026 were primarily for Mexico (142,300 MT), Japan (58,900 MT), Nigeria (31,000 MT), Jamaica (19,000 MT), and El Salvador (12,600 MT). |
| Weekly Export Details | Exports of 483,500 MT were up 43 percent from the previous week and 11 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (93,700 MT), Japan (84,100 MT), Thailand (68,300 MT), Nigeria (52,300 MT), and Taiwan (46,700 MT). |
| Comments and Performance Indicators | Export commitments are 14.4% ahead of year-ago, compared to 13.4% ahead last week. USDA projects exports in 2024-25 exports are projected at 820 million bu., up 16.0% from last year. |
| Soybeans | |
| Actual Sales (in MT) | 2024-25: 554,800 |
| Expectations (in MT) | 2024-25: 100,000-800,000 |
| Weekly Sales Details | Net sales of 554,800 MT for 2024/2025 were up noticeably from the previous week and up 74 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Mexico (156,800 MT, including decreases of 6,100 MT), the Netherlands (127,100 MT, including 120,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 2,900 MT), Germany (118,400 MT), Egypt (107,800 MT, including 56,800 MT switched from unknown destinations), and China (72,800 MT, including 135,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 65,500 MT), were offset by reductions for unknown destinations (170,000 MT). Net sales of 181,800 MT for 2025/2026 were reported for unknown destinations (181,000 MT), Vietnam (500 MT), and Japan (300 MT). |
| Weekly Export Details | Exports of 721,900 MT were down 6 percent from the previous week and 8 percent from the prior 4- week average. The destinations were primarily to China (204,000 MT), the Netherlands (127,100 MT), Germany (118,400 MT), Mexico (80,300 MT), and Egypt (56,800 MT). |
| Comments and Performance Indicators | Export commitments are running 13.3% ahead of a year-ago, compared to 13.6% behind last week. USDA projects exports in 2024-25 at 1.825 billion bu., up 7.7% from the previous marketing year. |
| Soymeal | |
| Actual Sales (in MT) | 2024-25: 146,200 |
| Expectations | 2024-25: 145,000-400,000 |
| Weekly Sales Details | Net sales of 146,200 MT for 2024/2025 were down 47 percent from the previous week and 18 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Panama (46,700 MT, including 10,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Colombia (29,900 MT, including 2,000 MT switched from Venezuela and decreases of 300 MT), Canada (14,600 MT), Ecuador (12,000 MT), and Venezuela (8,200 MT, including 5,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), were offset by reductions primarily for unknown destinations (3,500 MT), El Salvador (1,300 MT), Guatemala (1,300 MT), the Dominican Republic (1,100 MT), and Vietnam (600 MT). Net sales of 8,800 MT for 2025/2026 were reported for Vietnam (5,000 MT) and Mexico (3,800 MT). |
| Weekly Export Details | Exports of 280,300 MT were down 22 percent from the previous week and 23 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to the Philippines (51,000 MT), Mexico (44,700 MT), Colombia (41,200 MT), the Netherlands (33,200 MT), and Vietnam (27,100 MT). |
| Comments and Performance Indicators | Export commitments are 10.8% ahead of a year-ago, compared to 10.7% ahead last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 will increase 8.0% from the previous marketing year in 2023-24. |
| Soyoil | |
| Actual Sales (in MT) | 2024-25: 10,300 |
| Expectations (in MT) | 2024-25: 0-40,000 |
| Weekly Sales Details | Net sales of 10,300 MT for 2024/2025 were down 49 percent from the previous week and 64 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Mexico (6,300 MT), the Dominican Republic (2,100 MT), Honduras (1,200 MT), and Colombia (1,000 MT, including decreases of 3,700 MT), were offset by reductions for Canada (400 MT). Total net sales of 2,200 MT for 2025/2026 were for Mexico. |
| Weekly Export Details | Exports of 16,400 MT were down 55 percent from the previous week and 56 percent from the prior 4- week average. The destinations were primarily to Colombia (8,000 MT), the Dominican Republic (4,500 MT), Mexico (3,100 MT), and Canada (700 MT). |
| Comments and Performance Indicators | Export commitments are well ahead of year-ago. USDA projects exports will nearly quadruple in 2023-24. |
| Cotton | |
| Actual Upland Sales (in RB) | 2024-25: 202,000 |
| Weekly Sales Details | Net sales of Upland totaling 202,000 RB for 2024/2025 were up 76 percent from the previous week and 88 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Vietnam (90,900 RB, including 19,000 RB switched from China, 900 RB switched from South Korea, and 100 RB switched from Hong Kong), India (35,300 RB), Turkey (32,000 RB, including decreases of 8,100 RB), Pakistan (19,300 RB, including 1,600 RB switched from China), and Malaysia (10,500 RB, including 900 RB switched from China), were offset by reductions for China (13,100 RB), South Korea (900 RB), and Hong Kong (100 RB). Net sales of 65,900 RB for 2025/2026 were primarily for Pakistan (21,500 RB), Vietnam (11,700 RB), Guatemala (11,100 RB), Honduras (10,000 RB), and Mexico (5,700 RB). |
| Weekly Export Details | Exports of 328,200 RB were down 13 percent from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (87,100 RB), Pakistan (58,600 RB), Turkey (44,300 RB), India (18,100 RB), and Bangladesh (16,000 RB). Net sales of Pima totaling 2,400 RB for 2024/2025 were down 12 percent from the previous week and 83 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Pakistan (1,400 RB), Vietnam (400 RB), Djibouti (400 RB switched from Ethiopia), India (300 RB), and Thailand (200 RB), were offset by reductions for Ethiopia (400 RB). Exports of 6,700 RB were down 17 percent from the previous week and 48 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to India (3,100 RB), Vietnam (1,900 RB), Peru (1,000 RB), Italy (300 RB), and Egypt (200 RB). |
| Comments and Performance Indicators | Upland cotton export commitments are running 3.3% behind a year ago, compared to 4.1% behind last week. USDA forecasts total cotton exports will fall 7.2% from a year ago to 10.90 million bales in 2024-25. |
| Beef | |
| Actual Sales (in MT) | 2025: 17,500 |
| Weekly Sales Details | Net sales of 17,500 MT for 2025 were up 47 percent from the previous week and 78 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for Japan (7,700 MT, including decreases of 300 MT), South Korea (3,700 MT, including decreases of 500 MT), Mexico (2,100 MT), Taiwan (1,300 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), and Canada (900 MT). |
| Weekly Export Details | Exports of 14,600 MT were down 3 percent from the previous week and 2 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to South Korea (5,600 MT), Japan (3,500 MT), China (1,400 MT), Mexico (1,400 MT), and Taiwan (1,100 MT). |
| Comments and Performance Indicators | USDA projects 2024 exports will fall 11.0% from a year ago. |
| Pork | |
| Actual Sales (in MT) | 2025: 20,500 |
| Weekly Sales Details | Net sales of 20,500 MT for 2025 were down 14 percent from the previous week and 35 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for Japan (7,100 MT, including decreases of 200 MT), Mexico (3,200 MT, including decreases of 200 MT), South Korea (2,300 MT, including decreases of 1,300 MT), Colombia (2,100 MT, including decreases of 100 MT), and Canada (1,900 MT, including decreases of 100 MT). |
| Weekly Export Details | Exports of 30,900 MT were up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 3 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (11,100 MT), South Korea (5,300 MT), Japan (4,400 MT), China (2,900 MT), and Colombia (2,000 MT). |
| Comments and Performance Indicators | USDA projects exports in 2025 will fall 2.2% from last year. |
Weekly corn, soybean sales score weekly rise
Corn sales during the week ended April 10 jumped 99% from the previous week, while soybean sales more than tripled.
(Chip Flory)