September 18, 2006

 

Argentina's 2005/06 wheat sales at 7.925 million tonnes

 

 

Argentina's 2005/06 wheat sales totalled 7.925 million tonnes as of Sep 15, the Agriculture Secretariat reported Friday.

 

That puts sales up from 7.785 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                  4,715,000       3,515,000

Chile                      570,000       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                     60,000             0

Peru                        600,000      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                    7,925,000     10,115,000