April 11, 2007

 

Argentina's 2006/07 wheat sales at 8.8 million tonnes

 

 

Argentina's 2006/07 wheat sales totalled 8.805 million tonnes as of April 4, unchanged from three weeks ago, according to the Agriculture Secretariat's latest data.

 

By this time last year Argentina had sold 5.795 million tonnes of 2005/06 wheat.

 

In March the Government closed the registry for new wheat exports in the face of soaring export declarations.

 

The Secretariat provided the following information for 2006/07 and 2005/06 wheat sales in thousands of tonnes by destination.

 

                             2006/07     2005/06

Brazil                       3,400         3,120

Peru                          500            410

South Africa                450           275

Egypt                         300             0

United Arab Emirates   300             0

Chile                          250           500

Morocco                      250            25

Cuba                          210             0

Colombia                     200          300

India                          200             0

Algeria                       190            50

Oman                         190             0

Yemen                       180             0

Kenya                        155             0

Indonesia                   150             0

Malaysia                      145            0

Jordan                        130             0

Vietnam                      125             0

Turkey                        120             0

Nigeria                        100           25

Tanzania                      75            25

Venezuela                    75             0

Congo                         50            110

Haiti                            25             0

Ecuador                        0            225

Uruguay                        0            100

Other Countries        1,035           630

 

Total                       8,805         5,795