USDA Weekly Export Sales Report Week Ended Sept. 11, 2025 | |
| Corn | |
| Actual Sales (in MT) | 2025-26: 1,231,600 |
| Expectations (in MT) | 2025-26: 500,000-1,900,000 |
| Net sales of 1,231,600 MT for 2025/2026 primarily for Mexico (419,200 MT, including 56,000 MT switched from unknown destinations, 33,100 MT switched from Colombia and decreases of 91,200 MT), South Korea (201,000 MT, including 64,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Japan (194,500 MT, including 126,100 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 12,300 MT), Spain (141,500 MT, including 65,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), and Honduras (69,500 MT), were offset by reductions primarily for unknown destinations (91,700 MT), Panama (11,700 MT), Nicaragua (6,900 MT), Ireland (4,900 MT), and Egypt (2,000 MT). | |
| Weekly Export Details | Exports of 1,555,900 MT were primarily to Mexico (523,400 MT), Japan (375,800 MT), Colombia (130,800 MT), Portugal (75,400 MT), and Spain (71,500 MT). |
| Comments and Performance Indicators | Export commitments are 67.7% ahead of a year-ago. USDA projects exports in 2025-26 at 2.975 billion bu., 5.1% above the previous marketing year. |
| Wheat | |
| Actual Sales (in MT) | 2025-26: 377,500 |
| Expectations (in MT) | 2025-26: 300,000-650,000 |
| Weekly Sales Details | Net sales of 377,500 metric tons (MT) for 2025/2026 were up 24 percent from the previous week, but down 12 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for the Philippines (186,000 MT), Nigeria (104,300 MT, including 38,800 MT switched from unknown destinations), Mexico (96,000 MT, including 35,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 30,200 MT), Indonesia (62,000 MT, including 55,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), and Costa Rica (35,600 MT, including 34,100 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 700 MT), were offset by reductions for unknown destinations (156,100 MT), Ecuador (14,800 MT), and Japan (13,700 MT). Total net sales of 10,000 MT for 2026/2027 were for Mexico. |
| Weekly Export Details | Exports of 774,800 MT were up noticeably from the previous week and up 19 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (215,200 MT), Indonesia (162,000 MT), South Korea (100,700 MT), Japan (60,400 MT), and Guatemala (46,700 MT). |
| Comments and Performance Indicators | Export commitments are 20.5% ahead of year-ago. USDA projects exports in 2025-26 exports are projected at 875 million bu., up 5.9% from last year. |
| Soybeans | |
| Actual Sales (in MT) | 2025-26: 923,000 |
| Expectations (in MT) | 2025-26: 400,000-1,500,000 |
| Weekly Sales Details | Net sales of 923,000 MT for 2025/2026 primarily for Egypt (228,400 MT, including 63,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Mexico (195,400 MT, including decreases of 4,700 MT), Spain (179,400 MT, including 66,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 300 MT), Bangladesh (85,300 MT, including 55,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 2,800 MT), and the Netherlands (69,100 MT, including 60,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), were offset by reductions for unknown destinations (148,500 MT), Pakistan (1,400 MT), and Costa Rica (300 MT). Net sales of 2,300 MT for 2026/2027 were reported for Japan (2,100 MT) and Vietnam (200 MT). |
| Weekly Export Details | Exports of 837,100 MT were primarily to Spain (133,400 MT), Bangladesh (110,300 MT), Mexico (85,700 MT), the Netherlands (69,100 MT), and Turkey (68,200 MT) Exports for Own Account: For 2025/2026, the current exports for own account outstanding balance of 1,800 MT were to Taiwan. |
| Comments and Performance Indicators | Export commitments are running 35.8% behind a year-ago. USDA projects exports in 2024-25 at 1.685 billion bu., down 10.1% from the previous marketing year. |
| Soymeal | |
| Actual Sales (in MT) | 2024-25: 31,200 |
| Expectations | 2024-25: 0-500,000 |
| Actual Sales (in MT) | 2025-26: 151,300 |
| Expectations | 2025-26: 100,000-350,000 |
| Weekly Sales Details | Net sales of 31,200 MT for 2024/2025 were down 7 percent from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Japan (38,000 MT), Sri Lanka (8,400 MT), Guatemala (8,400 MT, including 10,000 MT switched from El Salvador and decreases of 3,400 MT), Colombia (6,100 MT, including 10,000 MT switched from unknown destinations and decreases of 9,600 MT), and El Salvador (4,000 MT, including 14,400 MT switched from Panama and decreases of 400 MT), were offset by reductions for Panama (14,200 MT), Mexico (13,100 MT), unknown destinations (10,000 MT), Belgium (2,100 MT), and Indonesia (500 MT). Net sales of 151,300 MT for 2025/2026 primarily for the Philippines (93,500 MT), Mexico (38,100 MT), Honduras (27,500 MT), Morocco (19,000 MT), and Sri Lanka (7,500 MT), were offset by reductions for Japan (38,000 MT), unknown destinations (6,600 MT), and Guatemala (500 MT). |
| Weekly Export Details | Exports of 236,400 MT were down 6 percent from the previous week and 8 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to the Philippines (49,600 MT), Guatemala (36,700 MT), Colombia (35,200 MT), Mexico (23,100 MT), and Morocco (19,400 MT). |
| Comments and Performance Indicators | Export commitments are 13.1% ahead of a year-ago. USDA projects exports in 2024-25 will increase 6.1% from the previous marketing year in 2024-25. |
| Soyoil | |
| Actual Sales (in MT) | 2024-25: 22,400 |
| Expectations (in MT) | 2024-25: (-10,000)-5,000 |
| Actual Sales (in MT) | 2025-26: 0 |
| Expectations (in MT) | 2025-26: 5,000-36,000 |
| Weekly Sales Details | Net sales of 22,400 MT for 2024/2025 were reported for South Korea (22,000 MT), Mexico (300 MT), and Canada (100 MT). |
| Weekly Export Details | Exports of 2,100 MT were down 46 percent from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were to Mexico (1,600 MT) and Canada (500 MT). |
| Comments and Performance Indicators | Export commitments are well ahead of year-ago. USDA projects exports are expected to decline by 72% in 2025-26. |
| Cotton | |
| Actual Upland Sales (in RB) | 2024-25: 186,100 |
| Weekly Sales Details | Net sales of Upland totaling 186,100 RB for 2025/2026 were up 44 percent from the previous week and 13 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for Vietnam (77,000 RB, including decreases of 500 RB), India (41,800 RB), Malaysia (22,000 RB), Turkey (17,300 RB), and Pakistan (6,400 RB). Total net sales of 19,000 RB for 2026/2027 were for Vietnam. |
| Weekly Export Details | Exports of 120,500 RB were down 8 percent from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (55,100 RB), Turkey (13,900 RB), Mexico (10,400 RB), India (5,500 RB), and Pakistan (5,000 RB). Net sales of Pima totaling 5,200 RB for 2025/2026 were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for India (2,700 RB), Pakistan (1,700 RB), Thailand (900 RB), Turkey (200 RB), and Indonesia (100 RB), were offset by reductions for Italy (400 RB) and Japan (100 RB). Exports of 2,400 RB were down 59 percent from the previous week and 67 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were to India (1,600 RB), South Korea (300 RB), Bangladesh (300 RB), Vietnam (200 RB), and Japan (100 RB). |
| Comments and Performance Indicators | Upland cotton export commitments are running 18.4% behind a year ago. USDA forecasts total cotton exports will rise 0.8% from a year ago to 12.00 million bales in 2025-26. |
| Beef | |
| Actual Sales (in MT) | 2025: 15,800 |
| Weekly Sales Details | Net sales of 15,800 MT for 2025 were up 31 percent from the previous week and 21 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for South Korea (8,000 MT, including decreases of 300 MT), Mexico (1,700 MT, including decreases of 300 MT), Indonesia (1,600 MT, including 200 MT - late), Canada (1,200 MT), and Taiwan (1,000 MT), were offset by reductions for the United Kingdom (100 MT). Net sales of 400 MT for 2026 were for Japan. |
| Weekly Export Details | Exports of 13,200 MT were up 52 percent from the previous week and 23 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Japan (4,000 MT), South Korea (3,200 MT), Mexico (1,600 MT), Taiwan (1,100 MT), and Hong Kong (1,000 MT). |
| Comments and Performance Indicators | USDA projects 2025 exports will fall 10.8% from a year ago. |
| Pork | |
| Actual Sales (in MT) | 2025: 22,000 |
| Weekly Sales Details | Net sales of 22,000 MT for 2025 were up 27 percent from the previous week, but down 14 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for Japan (6,600 MT, including decreases of 200 MT), Mexico (6,200 MT, including decreases of 500 MT), China (3,000 MT), Colombia (1,400 MT, including decreases of 300 MT), and Canada (1,300 MT, including decreases of 300 MT). |
| Weekly Export Details | Exports of 29,400 MT were up 26 percent from the previous week and 13 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (14,500 MT), Japan (4,100 MT), China (2,800 MT), South Korea (1,900 MT), and Canada (1,700 MT). |
| Comments and Performance Indicators | USDA projects exports in 2025 will fall 2.0% from last year. |
Weekly sales hold steady
USDA reported weekly corn sales totaled 1.23 MMT, while soybean sales stood at 923,000 MT.
(Chip Flory)