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EXPORT SALES REPORT
FOR WEEK ENDING 10/30/97
Weekly Sales to Date Grains Sales Unshipped Total Prev Yr Corn 31.2 287.3 531.7 790.2 Sorghum 8.4 36.9 67.1 83.5 Soybeans 14.7 297.8 487.0 412.6 All Wheat 7.3 155.7 643.9 669.2 Durum 0.8 12.1 34.0 21.9 Hard Spring 2.9 36.6 142.2 186.7 Hard Winter 1.9 64.3 228.4 206.9 Soft Red 1.9 15.9 124.6 126.5 White Wheat —0.3 26.8 114.8 127.1 Other Commodities Soybean Oil-X 2.0 167.1 240.0 152.0 Soybean Meal-X 147.1 2763.5 3167.2 2026.0 Rice-X 111.0 614.8 972.7 902.1 Cotton-Y 114.1 3489.7 4529.1 3065.5 Weekly New Total New Grains Crop Sales Crop Sales Corn 0.0 0.0 Sorghum 0.0 0.0 Soybeans 0.0 0.0 All Wheat 0.4 0.4 Durum 0.0 0.0 Hard Spring 0.4 0.4 Hard Winter 0.0 0.0 Soft Red 0.0 0.0 White Wheat 0.0 0.0 Other Commodities Soybean Oil-X 0.0 0.0 Soybean Meal-X 0.0 0.0 Rice-X 0.0 0.0 Cotton-Y 1.5 78.4
X"In 1,000 metric tons.
Y"In 1,000 bales.
Corn export sales were more than 20% above trade estimates at 31.1 mbu. The largest buyers were Japan, Taiwan, “unknown,” Columbia, Egypt, and South Korea. Shipments were also up 29% from last week. Wheat sales were the worst of the marketing year at 7.2 mbu. There were 2.1 mbu. in cancellations. Biggest buyers were Morocco, South Korea, Venezuela, and Mexico. Soybean sales were within trade estimates. China bought 8.4 mill. bushels, with Belgium second at 3.76. Meal sales were solid once again, China took 40,000 soyoil, but from “unknown.”
November 6, 1997 DTN Grains
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