September 12, 2006

 

Argentina's 2005/06 wheat sales at 7.785 million tonnes

 

 

Argentina's 2005/06 wheat sales totalled 7.785 million tonnes as of Sep 8, the Agriculture Secretariat reported Monday (Sep 11).

 

That puts sales up from 7.66 million tonnes a week earlier.

 

By this time last year, Argentina had sold 10.115 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                    4,625,000      3,515,000

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                    7,785,000    10,115,000