U. S. EXPORT SALES AS OF MAY 1, 2008
AS PUBLISHED IN FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE US EXPORT SALES REPORT
SEE 'U.S. EXPORT SALES HIGHLIGHTS'
SUMMARY - CURRENT WEEK AND MARKETING YEAR
SUMMARY OF CURRENT AND PREVIOUS WEEK'S TRANSACTIONS
FOR CURRENT MARKETING YEAR BY REPORTING CATEGORY
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: WEEK : NEW : PURCHASES : BUY-BACKS : :OUTSTANDING
COMMODITY : ENDING : SALES :FROM FOREIGN:& CANCELLA-:EXPORTS: SALES
: :1/ (+) :SELLERS2/(-):TIONS 3/(-):4/ (-) :
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: ------------------ 1000 METRIC TONS ------------------
:
ALL WHEAT : 04/24 247.6 0.0 71.4 575.0 3912.9
: 05/01 269.5 0.0 90.8 632.0 3459.7
WHEAT PRODUCTS : 04/24 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 4.4
: 05/01 2.4 0.0 0.0 3.3 3.5
RYE : 04/24 0.0 0.0 0.0 * *
: 05/01 0.0 0.0 0.0 * *
OATS : 04/24 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
: 05/01 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
BARLEY : 04/24 2.5 0.0 0.0 39.4 100.4
: 05/01 1.2 0.0 0.0 30.0 71.6
CORN : 04/24 598.9 8.2 39.5 1003.7 14059.9
: 05/01 486.5 6.1 143.1 937.5 13459.6
GRAIN SORGHUM : 04/24 92.6 0.0 47.0 101.2 1010.2
: 05/01 53.7 0.0 3.2 42.3 1018.4
SOYBEANS : 04/24 333.3 0.0 22.4 544.8 4210.2
: 05/01 168.6 0.0 127.6 362.0 3889.3
SOYBEAN CAKE & : 04/24 102.0 0.0 42.9 126.5 1456.8
MEAL : 05/01 131.9 0.0 9.7 216.4 1362.7
SOYBEAN OIL : 04/24 19.2 10.0 0.3 31.2 138.1
: 05/01 12.0 0.0 * 11.5 138.5
ALL RICE : 04/24 85.2 0.0 2.6 51.4 994.9
: 05/01 109.4 0.0 6.9 97.9 999.5
: ---------------- 1000 RUNNING BALES ------------------
ALL UPLAND : 04/24 645.4 0.0 2.7 159.9 3570.8
COTTON : 05/01 564.5 0.0 0.6 269.7 3865.0
AMERICAN PIMA : 04/24 7.3 0.0 0.1 37.6 125.0
COTTON : 05/01 22.4 0.0 0.2 22.0 125.1
: -------------------- 1000 PIECES ---------------------
CATTLE HIDES - : 04/24 458.7 0.0 29.5 372.5 5859.3
WHOLE : 05/01 853.5 0.0 18.6 609.2 6085.0
: ------------------ 1000 METRIC TONS ------------------
BEEF : 04/24 11.2 0.0 3.3 9.6 85.6
: 05/01 10.1 0.0 1.6 9.4 84.7
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FOOTNOTES FOR PAGES 2 & 3: DATA SHOWN MAY NOT ADD DUE TO ROUNDING.
1/ INCLUDES INCREASES RESULTING FROM NEW SALES, UPWARD CONTRACT ADJUSTMENT,
SHIFTS IN DELIVERY PERIOD FROM ONE MARKETING YEAR TO ANOTHER AND CHANGES FROM
ONE COMMODITY TO ANOTHER.
2/ NET FOREIGN PURCHASE ACTIVITY. A PURCHASE FROM A FOREIGN SELLER IS A
TRANSACTION CONTRACTING TO BUY U.S. PRODUCED COMMODITY FROM A FIRM OUTSIDE THE
U.S. -- NOT INVOLVING A CANCELLATION OR BUY-BACK OF A REPORTED SALE.
3/ INCLUDES DECREASES RESULTING FROM BUY-BACK OF ALL OR PART OF A CONTRACT
BALANCE BY MUTUAL CONSENT, UNILATERAL CANCELLATION BY ONE PARTY WHICH COULD
RESULT IN A CONTRACT DISPUTE, DOWNWARD CONTRACT ADJUSTMENTS, SHIFTS IN DELIVERY
PERIOD FROM ONE MARKETING YEAR TO ANOTHER, AND CHANGES FROM ONE COMMODITY TO ANOTHER.
4/ DOES NOT INCLUDE EXPORTS FOR EXPORTER'S OWN ACCOUNT.
SUMMARY - CURRENT WEEK - NEXT MARKETING YEAR
SUMMARY AND COMPARISON OF CURRENT AND PREVIOUS WEEK'S TRANSACTIONS
FOR NEXT MARKETING YEAR BY REPORTING CATEGORY
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: WEEK : NEW : PURCHASES : BUY-BACKS : OUTSTANDING
COMMODITY : ENDING : SALES :FROM FOREIGN :& CANCELLA- : SALES
: :1/ (+) :SELLERS2/(-) :TIONS 3/(-) :
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: ------------------ 1000 METRIC TONS -----------------
ALL WHEAT : 04/24 385.5 0.0 62.4 3632.6
: 05/01 385.0 0.0 72.1 3945.5
:YR AGO 86.3 0.0 10.9 1000.3
BARLEY : 04/24 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.7
: 05/01 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.7
:YR AGO 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.9
CORN : 04/24 50.3 0.0 5.5 2318.0
: 05/01 63.3 0.0 0.0 2381.3
:YR AGO 19.3 0.0 0.0 1653.8
GRAIN SORGHUM : 04/24 0.0 0.0 0.0 61.9
: 05/01 19.2 0.0 0.0 81.1
:YR AGO 0.0 0.0 0.0 79.3
SOYBEANS : 04/24 64.7 0.0 0.0 1278.2
: 05/01 239.6 0.0 0.0 1517.8
:YR AGO 0.0 0.0 0.0 958.8
SOYBEAN CAKE & : 04/24 55.8 0.0 0.0 288.9
MEAL : 05/01 12.3 0.0 0.3 301.0
:YR AGO 16.1 0.0 0.0 298.4
SOYBEAN OIL : 04/24 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
: 05/01 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
:YR AGO 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
ALL RICE : 04/24 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
: 05/01 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
:YR AGO 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4
: ----------------- 1000 RUNNING BALES -----------------
ALL UPLAND : 04/24 86.9 0.0 0.0 544.8
COTTON : 05/01 94.8 0.0 0.4 639.2
:YR AGO 29.5 0.0 0.0 556.9
AMERICAN PIMA : 04/24 1.5 0.0 0.0 23.4
COTTON : 05/01 1.5 0.0 0.0 24.9
:YR AGO 0.5 0.0 0.0 107.6
: -------------------- 1000 PIECES ---------------------
CATTLE HIDES - : 04/24 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
WHOLE : 05/01 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
:YR AGO 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
: ------------------ 1000 METRIC TONS ------------------
BEEF : 04/24 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
: 05/01 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
:YR AGO 0.0 0.0 0.0 *
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COMPARISON - SALES & EXPORTS
OUTSTANDING EXPORT SALES AND EXPORTS - CURRENT MARKETING YEAR
SUMMARY AND COMPARISON OF SELECTED COMMODITIES 1/
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: WEEK : OUT- :WEEKLY :CUMULATIVE EXPORTS: TOTAL : OFFICIAL
COMMODITY : END- :STANDING:EXPORTS : FOR : COMMIT-:USDA EXPORT
: ING : SALES : : MARKETING YEAR : MENT 2/:PROJECTIONS
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: 1000 MILLION 1000
: ------ METRIC TONS ------ BUSHELS -- METRIC TONS --
HARD RED WINTER: 04/24 1887.8 308.1 12572.9 462.0 14460.7
WHEAT : 05/01 1683.3 293.8 12866.7 472.8 14549.9
:YR AGO 1035.8 165.3 6215.3 228.4 7251.1
:
SOFT RED WINTER: 04/24 785.6 29.5 5109.3 187.7 5894.8
WHEAT : 05/01 743.4 110.2 5219.5 191.8 5962.9
:YR AGO 526.2 125.9 3527.4 129.6 4053.6
:
HARD RED SPRING: 04/24 860.0 54.8 7229.1 265.6 8089.2
WHEAT : 05/01 712.4 163.5 7392.6 271.6 8105.1
:YR AGO 949.7 70.4 5838.8 214.5 6788.5
:
WHITE WHEAT : 04/24 316.7 177.2 3970.8 145.9 4287.4
: 05/01 257.2 64.5 4035.3 148.3 4292.4
:YR AGO 608.7 25.4 4615.1 169.6 5223.8
:
DURUM WHEAT : 04/24 62.8 5.5 1031.5 37.9 1094.3
: 05/01 63.5 0.0 1031.5 37.9 1095.0
:YR AGO 105.4 49.9 730.4 26.8 835.8
:
ALL WHEAT : 04/24 3912.8 575.0 29913.6 1099.1 33826.5
: 05/01 3459.7 631.9 30545.6 1122.3 34005.2 34700 3/
:YR AGO 3225.9 436.9 20927.0 768.9 24152.9
:
WHEAT PRODUCTS : 04/24 4.4 0.3 41.1 - 45.6
: 05/01 3.5 3.3 44.4 - 48.0 0
:YR AGO 4.6 1.6 45.4 - 50.1
:
RYE : 04/24 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.5
: 05/01 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.5
:YR AGO 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
:
OATS : 04/24 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0
: 05/01 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 30 3/
:YR AGO 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.9
:
BARLEY : 04/24 100.4 39.4 805.0 37.0 905.5
: 05/01 71.6 29.9 835.0 38.4 906.6 870 3/
:YR AGO 30.0 7.4 451.9 20.8 481.9
:
CORN : 04/24 14059.9 1003.7 42131.6 1658.6 56191.5
: 05/01 13459.6 937.5 43069.1 1695.5 56528.7 63500 3/
:YR AGO 9467.7 867.3 37161.7 1463.0 46629.5
:
GRAIN SORGHUM : 04/24 1010.2 101.2 5172.7 203.6 6182.9
: 05/01 1018.4 42.3 5215.0 205.3 6233.4 7240 3/
:YR AGO 618.4 42.2 2227.0 87.7 2845.4
:
COTTONSEED : 04/24 45.3 6.0 207.7 - 253.0
: 05/01 42.9 3.4 211.1 - 253.9
:YR AGO 88.1 8.3 239.1 - 327.1
:
FLAXSEED : 04/24 0.0 - 22.9 1.0 22.9
: 05/01 0.0 - 22.9 1.0 22.9
:YR AGO 0.0 20.8 33.7 1.5 33.7
:
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OUTSTANDING EXPORT SALES AND EXPORTS - CURRENT MARKETING YEAR
SUMMARY AND COMPARISON OF SELECTED COMMODITIES 1/
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: WEEK : OUT- :WEEKLY :CUMULATIVE EXPORTS: TOTAL : OFFICIAL
COMMODITY : END- :STANDING:EXPORTS : FOR : COMMIT-:USDA EXPORT
: ING : SALES : : MARKETING YEAR : MENT 2/:PROJECTIONS
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: 1000 MILLION 1000
: ------ METRIC TONS ------ BUSHELS -- METRIC TONS --
SOYBEANS : 04/24 4210.2 544.8 24634.7 905.2 28844.9
: 05/01 3889.3 362.0 24996.6 918.5 28885.9 29260
:YR AGO 2474.7 396.1 25666.4 943.1 28141.1
:
SOYBEAN CAKE & : 04/24 1456.8 126.5 4490.0 - 5946.8
MEAL : 05/01 1362.7 216.4 4706.3 - 6069.0 8030 4/
:YR AGO 1593.8 118.2 4150.0 - 5743.8
:
: MIL.LBS.
: --------
SOYBEAN OIL : 04/24 138.1 31.2 798.5 1760.5 936.6
: 05/01 138.5 11.5 810.1 1785.9 948.6 1230
:YR AGO 40.7 2.0 354.4 781.2 395.1
:
LINSEED OIL : 04/24 6.3 0.2 32.8 72.2 39.0
: 05/01 5.3 1.0 33.8 74.4 39.1
:YR AGO 9.8 0.5 23.2 51.1 33.0
:
SUNFLOWERSEED : 04/24 6.2 0.4 20.1 44.3 26.2
OIL : 05/01 6.2 0.2 20.3 44.7 26.4
:YR AGO 4.9 0.3 9.5 21.0 14.4
:
: 1000 CWT.
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LONG GRAIN, : 04/24 360.3 14.1 1087.6 23976.4 1447.9
ROUGH : 05/01 394.2 26.7 1114.2 24564.6 1508.4
:YR AGO 266.6 56.6 1052.6 23206.4 1319.2
:
MED,SHORT,OTH. : 04/24 62.7 0.2 98.5 2170.9 161.2
CLASS.,ROUGH : 05/01 63.4 0.0 98.5 2170.9 161.9
:YR AGO 12.1 0.1 26.5 584.3 38.6
:
ALL RICE : 04/24 994.9 51.4 2598.1 57277.5 3593.0
: 05/01 999.5 97.9 2696.0 59435.7 3695.5 3560 5/
:YR AGO 633.2 113.7 2370.3 52256.4 3003.5
:
: ------------------ 1000 RUNNING BALES ------------------
ALL UPLAND : 04/24 3570.8 159.9 8396.7 - 11967.5
COTTON : 05/01 3865.0 269.7 8666.4 - 12531.4 13260
:YR AGO 4607.6 303.3 6917.2 - 11524.8
:
AMERICAN PIMA : 04/24 125.0 37.6 674.3 - 799.2
COTTON : 05/01 125.1 22.1 696.3 - 821.4 820
:YR AGO 244.9 50.7 469.0 - 713.9
:
: ---------------------- 1000 PIECES ---------------------
CATTLE HIDES - : 04/24 5859.3 372.5 7808.8 - 13668.1
WHOLE : 05/01 6085.1 609.2 8418.0 - 14503.0
:YR AGO 4139.1 433.9 8002.4 - 12141.5
: ------------------- 1000 METRIC TONS -------------------
BEEF : 04/24 85.6 9.6 133.6 294.6 219.2
: 05/01 84.7 9.4 143.0 315.4 227.8
:YR AGO 38.4 7.4 107.3 236.6 145.7
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1/ WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EXPORT PROJECTIONS, DATA DO NOT INCLUDE SEED,GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT DONATIONS. 2/ EQUALS OUTSTANDING SALES PLUS CUMULATIVE EXPORTS. 3/ INCLUDES SMALL QUANTITIES OF PRODUCTS. 4/ INCLUDES SOY FLOUR. 5/ EXPORT PROJECTIONS ON "MILLED BASIS" AND CUMULATIVE EXPORT DATA ON "PRODUCT WEIGHT BASIS".