December 9, 2005
US exports 113,792 tonnes of corn to Japan
The USDA announced Thursday private export sales of 113,792 tonnes of US corn for delivery to Japan 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 3:00 p.m. EST (1800 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.
