USDA Export Sales Highlights

Net sales of 94,300 MT were 89 percent above the previous week and two and three-fifths times the prior 4-week average.  Increases were reported for Turkey (20,700 MT), Japan (14,700 MT), Nicaragua (13,000 MT), the United Kingdom (12,300 MT), Mexico (9,300 MT), Saudi Arabia (7,600 MT), and Guatemala (7,000 MT).  Exports of 91,300 MT were 6 percent below the previous week, but 3 percent over the prior 4-week average.  The primary destinations were Iraq (34,700 MT), Mexico (18,100 MT), Turkey (16,000 MT), Panama (9,900 MT), and Haiti (5,100 MT). 

This summary is based on reports from exporters for the period March 7-13, 2008.