USDA Export Sales Weekly Sales Totals 5/10/12

For the week ended May 3, in thousand metric tons. Net changes in commitment are gross sales, less cancellations, buy-backs and other downward adjustments. Total commitments are total export shipments plus total sales.

The marketing year for wheat began June 1, corn and soybeans Sep 1.

(1,000 metric tons) 

                                                     wk's net chg in commitments          total commitments

                    Trade Estimates          this yr        next yr      this yr          last yr     

Wheat          400,000-    800,000       221.6         328.9       27,504.8        35,279.1     

Corn             900,000- 1,600,000       224.2         249.2       37,527.2        41,440.6

Soybeans  1,200,000- 1,750,000       466.5       1,360.5       34,484.0        41,145.3