USDA Export Sales Highlights

 Net sales of 102,500 MT were 24 percent above the previous week and 10 percent over the prior 4-week average.  Increases were reported for Mexico (29,000 MT), Nicaragua (16,500 MT), Japan (13,400 MT), Jamaica (9,300 MT), Honduras (8,900 MT), and Guatemala (8,000 MT).  Exports of 97,900 were 91 percent above the previous week and 40 percent over the prior 4-week average.  The primary destinations were Japan (52,000 MT), Mexico (17,200 MT), Guatemala (6,000 MT), Canada (4,700 MT), and El Salvador (3,300 MT).

This summary is based on reports from exporters for the period April 25-May 1, 2008.