U.S. Soybean Export Sales See Big Weekly Rise
By Anthony Harrup
U.S. grain export sales were mostly higher last week, with a big jump in soybean sales and higher corn sales, while wheat export sales fell, according to the Department of Agriculture's latest report.
Soybean export sales for the 2026/27 marketing year were 2.84 million metric tons in the week ended Oct. 15, the USDA said Thursday. That was up from 574,900 tons the previous week. Analysts surveyed by The Wall Street Journal had forecast soybean sales between 1.1 million tons and 3 million tons.
Corn export sales for 2026/27 rose 36% from the previous week to 1.53 million tons, topping expectations that ranged from 800,000 tons to 1.5 million tons. Wheat export sales fell by 25% to 239,600 tons, below expectations of 250,000 to 550,000 tons.
China was the top buyer of soybeans with 2.18 million tons. Mexico was the main destination for corn at 477,700 tons and wheat at 98,000 tons.
To see related data, search "U.S. Export Sales: Weekly Sales Totals" in Dow Jones NewsPlus.
Write to Anthony Harrup at anthony.harrup@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 22, 2026 09:22 ET (13:22 GMT)
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