THE United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released this Thursday (19) the weekly records of foreign sales up to March 12. According to the report, the United States traded 298 thousand tons of soybeans of the 2025/26 harvest, volume lower than 457 thousand tons recorded in the previous week, but still above the required weekly average of 264 thousand tons so that the country reaches the department's official projection by the end of the cycle. In the accumulated total for the 2025/26 season, external sales amount to… 36.789 million tons, which represents 86% of the total estimate of USDA, of 42.860 million tons, and a volume 19% lower compared to the same period of the previous harvest. Sales to China included… 80 thousand tons during the week. In the accumulated cycle, the Chinese acquired 10.980 million tonsvolume 49% smaller compared to the same period of the previous marketing year.
Crop season 2026/27
Advance sales of soybeans for delivery in the 2026/27 crop year totaled 7 thousand tons last week. With that, the accumulated total for the new cycle reached 216 thousand tonsbelow 295 thousand tons recorded in the same timeframe as last season.
Derivatives
In the derivatives market, the US recorded weekly sales of 221 thousand tons of soybean mealIn total for the season, sales amount to 12.394 million tonsvolume 11% higher to that recorded in the same period of the previous cycle and equivalent to 70% from the projection of USDA (17,600 million tons). In the case of soybean oil, there was net sales of 5 thousand tons during the week. The season total advanced to 361 thousand tons, which represents 67% of the annual target of USDA, of 540 thousand tons, although it is still 58% lower as observed during the same period of the previous harvest. For more details, see the VIP Report in analysis session of DATAGRO Portal.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.