May 18, 2006

USDA says 119,888 tonnes of corn sold to Japan in 2005/06

Private exporters reported to the US Department of Agriculture export sales of 119,888 tonnes of corn for delivery to Japan during the 2005/06 marketing year, the USDA said Wednesday (May 17).

The 2005/06 marketing year for corn began Sep 1.

US exporters are required to report to the USDA sales of 100,000 tonnes or more of any commodity made in the same day to the same destination by 3 pm EDT (1900 GMT) the next business day, according to the USDA's Foreign Agriculture Service. Any export sales under 100,000 tonnes must be reported on a weekly basis.