September 5, 2006

 

Argentina's 2005/06 wheat sales at 7.66 million tonnes

 

 

Argentina's 2005/06 wheat sales totalled 7.66 million tonnes as of Sep 1, the Agriculture Secretariat reported over the weekend.

 

That puts sales up from 7.595 million tonnes a week earlier.

 

By this time last year Argentina had sold 10.075 million tonnes of 2004/05 wheat.

 

The Secretariat provided the following information for 2005/06 and 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      3,475,000

Chile                        550,000         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                    50,000              0

Peru                      580,000        440,000

South Africa            460,000       425,000

Sri Lanka                       0         400,000

Tanzania                   25,000             0

United Arab Emirates      0           600,000

Uruguay                   150,000      200,000

Yemen                           0          150,000

Others                    570,000       785,000

Total                   7,660,000     10,075,000