December 1, 2005

US cancel 200,000 tonnes of 2005-06 corn sale to Egypt

The USDA announced Wednesday the cancellation of private export sales of 200,000 tonnes of US corn for delivery to Egypt in the 2005-06 marketing year.

The corn marketing year began Sep 1.

US exporters are required to report to the USDA sales of 100,000 tonnes or more of corn made in the same day to the same destination by 3 p.m. EST (1900 GMT) the next business day, according to the USDA's Foreign Agriculture Service. Any export sales under 100,000 tonnes must be reported on a weekly basis.