THE United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released this Thursday (26) the weekly records of external sales up to March 19.
According to the report, the United States traded 669 thousand tons soybean production for the 2025/26 crop year, volume exceeding 298 thousand tons recorded in the previous week and also above the required weekly average of 255 thousand tons so that the country reaches the department's official projection by the end of the cycle.
For the 2025/26 season as a whole, export sales total… 37.256 million tons, which represents 87% of the total estimate of USDAof 42.860 million tonsand a volume 18% lower compared to what was recorded in the same period of the previous harvest.
For China, the following were sold: 263 thousand tons during the week. In the accumulated cycle, the Chinese acquired 11.243 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 27 thousand tons last week.
With this, the accumulated total for the new cycle reached 243 thousand tonsbelow 273 thousand tons recorded in the same timeframe as last season.
Derivatives
In the derivatives market, the US recorded weekly sales of 508 thousand tons soybean meal.
For the season as a whole, sales total… 12.902 million tonsvolume 14% higher to that recorded in the same period of the previous cycle and equivalent to 73% from the projection of USDA (17,600 million tons).
In the case of soybean oil, there were net sales of 1 thousand tons during the week.
The season total has advanced to 362 thousand tons, which represents 67% of the annual target of USDAof 540 thousand tonsalthough it still is 60% lower compared to what was observed during the same period of the previous harvest.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.