THE United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) The Department of Agriculture released on Thursday (May 28) the weekly records of foreign sales up to May 21. According to the report, the United States traded 300,000 tons of soybeans from the 2025/26 crop, a volume lower than the 351,000 tons recorded in the previous week, but above the weekly average of 151,000 tons needed for the country to reach the department's official projection at the end of the cycle. In the accumulated 2025/26 season, foreign sales total 39.671 million tons, a performance 18% lower than that recorded in the same period of the previous cycle, and equivalent to 95% of the total estimate. USDA, of 41.640 million tons. For China, 5,000 tons were sold during the week. In the accumulated cycle, the Chinese acquired 11.875 million tons of North American soybeans.
Crop season 2026/27
Advance sales of soybeans for delivery in the 2026/27 crop year totaled 138,000 tons. In total, accumulated commitments reached 647,000 tons, equivalent to 1% of the total projected amount. USDA for the cycle.
Derivatives
In the derivatives market, the US recorded weekly sales of 304,000 tons of soybean meal, down from 476,000 tons the previous week. For the 2025/26 season, sales total 15.779 million tons, equivalent to 88% of the projected figures. USDA For the cycle, the figure is 17.960 million tons. In the case of soybean oil, net sales of 3,000 tons were recorded in the week, above the 1,000 tons sold in the previous week. The accumulated total for the 2025/26 season reached 372,000 tons, representing 69% of the annual target. USDA540,000 tons. Regarding sales of by-products for the 2026/27 season, commitments of 137,000 tons of soybean meal were recorded, while soybean oil sales were below 1,000 tons. For more details, please visit [website/link]. analysis section of the DATAGRO Portal.
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