Last week, the United States sold 110000 tons of soybeans in two ships to China

Introduction: according to the U.S Department of agriculture export sales report released on August 15, according to the U.S Department of agriculture export sales report released on August 15, as of the week of August 8, U.S soybeans The total export sales volume was 505700 tons, almost double the total sales volume of 265600 tons last week (the sum of net sales in 2001 / 02 and 2002 / 03), which was higher than the forecast range of 200000 to 300000 tons by the insiders This week, the United States sold two ships of Panamanian grade soybeans to China, totaling 110000 tons, for shipment in 2002 / 03 The following is the soybean portion of the weekly export sales report released by the U.S Department of agriculture on Thursday for the period August 2-8 The net sales volume of Y96 [soybean] was 58700 tons, 21% lower than last week and 53% lower than the four week average The main areas of increased sales include South Korea (52600 tons) and Mexico (34700 tons), but sales to Japan decreased (43800 tons) The net sales volume delivered in 2002 / 03 was 447000 tons, mainly sold to Mexico (149900 tons), Japan (114100 tons), China (110000 tons), and Indonesia (60000 tons) Sales to unknown destinations decreased (30000 tons) Exports were 351700 tons, 19% lower than last week and 4% lower than the four week average Major destinations include South Korea (142600 tons), Mexico (79000 tons, including the later reported 29600 tons), Turkey (57300 tons), and Japan (34300 tons).