Weekly Beef Exports reached a Marketing Year High

Beef, Pork, Corn & Wheat Export Sales Highlights...

This summary is based on reports from exporters for the period August 18-24, 2023.

Source: USDA

Beef: 

Net sales of 18,200 MT for 2023 were up 59 percent from the previous week and 35 percent from the prior 4-week average.

Exports of 19,900 MT - a marketing-year high - were up 69 percent from the previous week and 31 percent from the prior 4-week average.

Pork:  

Net sales of 36,900 MT for 2023 were up 12 percent from the previous week and 45 percent from the prior 4-week average.

Exports of 31,300 MT were up 24 percent from the previous week and 16 percent from the prior 4-week average.

Corn:

Net sales of 71,700 MT for 2022/2023 were down noticeably from the previous week and down 39 percent from the prior 4-week average.

Exports of 663,400 MT were up 34 percent from the previous week and 30 percent from the prior 4-week average.

Wheat: 

Net sales of 329,100 metric tons (MT) for 2023/2024 were down 19 percent from the previous week and 25 percent from the prior 4-week average.

Exports of 353,900 MT were up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 1 percent from the prior 4-week average.