THE United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) The US Department of Agriculture released on Thursday (March 19) export sales figures for the week ending March 12. According to the agency, the US traded 1.172 million tons of corn from the 2025/26 crop, a volume lower than the 1.503 million tons recorded in the previous week, but still above the weekly average of 703,000 tons needed for the country to reach the department's official total projection. In the current season, US exports total 67.658 million tons, a volume 30% higher than that recorded in the same period of the previous crop and equivalent to 81% of the USDA's total estimate of 83.820 million tons.
Crop season 2026/27
Last week, sales of 12,000 tons of corn were recorded for delivery in the 2026/27 crop year, above the 1,000 tons recorded the previous week. In the accumulated total for the new cycle, the United States traded 1.185 million tons, a volume 25% lower than that recorded in the same period of the current crop year and equivalent to 2% of the projected total. USDA for the cycle, estimated at 71.124 million tons. For more details, see the VIP Report in analysis session of DATAGRO Portal.
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