August 14, 2006

 

Argentina's 2005/06 wheat sales at 7.575 million tonnes

 

 

Argentina's 05-06 wheat sales totalled 7.575 million tonnes as of Aug 11, the Agriculture Secretariat reported Friday.

 

That puts sales up from 7.36 million tonnes a week earlier.

 

By this time last year, Argentina had sold 9.76 million tonnes of 2004/05 wheat.

 

The Secretariat provided the following information for 2004/05 wheat sales in tonnes by destination.

 

                             2005/06       2004/05

Algeria                    75,000        350,000

Bangladesh                      0       500,000

Brazil                  4,500,000      3,250,000

Chile                     540,000       150,000

Colombia                 340,000       100,000

Congo                    110,000              0

Cuba                            0       250,000

Ecuador                  225,000              0

Egypt                           0      1,100,000

Indonesia                       0       350,000

Jordan                          0       300,000

Kenya                           0       350,000

Morocco                   25,000       150,000

Nigeria                    25,000              0

Peru                      570,000       435,000

South Africa              460,000       420,000

Sri Lanka                       0       370,000

Tanzania                   25,000             0

United Arab Emirates            0       600,000

Uruguay                  150,000       200,000

Yemen                           0       100,000

Others                    530,000       785,000

Total                    7,575,000     9,760,000