According to the US Department of Agriculture, for the period March 19-25, 2021 about wheat, net sales of 250,100 metric tons (MT) for 2020/2021 were down 27% from the previous week and 22% from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for China (130,000 MT, switched from unknown destinations), the Philippines (123,300 MT, including 60,000 MT switched from Indonesia and decreases of 700 MT), SouthKorea (104,000 MT), Bangladesh (55,000 MT, switched from Indonesia), and Algeria (30,000 MT), were offset by reductions primarily for unknown destinations (120,000 MT) and Indonesia (114,900 MT). For 2021/2022, net sales of 81,000 MT were reported for the Philippines (52,000 MT), South Korea (21,000 MT), and Mexico (8,000 MT). Exports of 268,700 MT were down 59% from the previous week and 51% from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Nigeria (80,100 MT), the Philippines (58,300 MT), Japan (30,600 MT), the DominicanRepublic (27,100 MT), and Vietnam (26,000 MT).
