July 27, 2007

US exports corn, wheat to Japan and Algeria

Private exporters from the United States have sold 113,792 tonnes of corn to Japan during the 2007/08 marketing year, and an additional 120,000 tonnes of corn to unknown destinations for the same period, the US Agriculture Department (USDA) said on Thursday (July 26).

The USDA also said exporters reported the sale of 100,000 tonnes of hard red winter wheat for delivery to Algeria for the 2007/08 marketing year.

The marketing year for corn begins on Sept 1; the marketing year for wheat begins June 1.

US exporters must report any US or optional origin export sales activity of at least 100,000 tonnes -- except 20,000 tonnes or more for soybean oil -- made in one day to a single destination by the following business day. Sales of smaller quantities must be reported weekly to the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service.