January 19, 2004

Mystery Buyer Buys 110,000 MT US Corn

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday private export sales of 110,000 metric tons of U.S. corn for delivery to unknown destinations in the 2003-04 marketing year.

The corn marketing year began Sept. 1.

U.S. exporters are required to report to the USDA sales of 100,000 tons or more of corn made in the same day to the same destination by 1500 ET (2000 GMT) the next business day, according to the USDA's Foreign Agriculture Service. Any export sales under 100,000 tons must be reported on a weekly basis.