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weekly forward bookings and shipments of u.s. corn and soybeans via the usda fas export sales reporting program. each commodity shows both the current and next marketing year against a five-year historical band; the cumulative net-sales chart projects forward from this week's pace, the cumulative shipments chart compares that path against the live wasde target, and the destination chart breaks current outstanding sales and shipments-to-date by buyer.

summary

corn
latest data wk ending 28 may 2026
current my (2025/26) cmy
net sales   35m bu -6.3% wow
value vs 5y avg vs wasde
cum net sales 2.40b bu +55% 73% of wasde
cum shipped 2.46b bu +59% 75% of wasde
outstanding 755m bu +55%
wasde target
3.30b bu · may 2026 (psd online)
shipped to date 2.46b bu
+ outstanding × 7% cancel 702m bu of 755m bu balance
+ new sales contribution (5y avg) 81m bu range 16m bu → 141m bu, n=4
= bottom-up base 3.25b bu
range · bear (15% cancel + low new sales) 3.12b bu (-5.4%) → bull (3% cancel + high new sales) 3.34b bu (+1.1%)
scenarioeom projvs wasde
bottom-up base (primary) 3.25b bu -1.6%
current pace continued 3.27b bu -0.8%
analog year (rest-of-my delta) (outstanding sales match · 2021/22) 2.95b bu -10.5%
5y avg pace 2.97b bu -9.9%
weights · bottom-up 0.4 · pace continued 0.3 · analog 0.2 · 5y avg 0.1
arcanum mid (raw)
3.17b bu (-4.0% vs wasde, pre-tilts)
rest of my needs to run
1.65× of 5y avg (+65% vs 5y avg)
countryshares/u zend-stk zcombinedverdict
mexico 25% +1.5σ +1.50σ loose
japan 18% +1.1σ +1.14σ loose
korea, republic of 11% +1.3σ +1.25σ loose
colombia 9% +0.6σ +0.60σ somewhat loose
taiwan 4% -1.9σ -1.86σ tight
aggregate +1.03σ → tilt -2.1%
arcanum mid (adjusted)
3.10b bu (-5.9%, -196m bu vs wasde)
arcanum bias: ▼ modest downward bias
next my (2026/27) nmy
net sales   10m bu +52.2% wow
value vs 5y avg vs wasde
cum net sales 122m bu -47% 4% of wasde
outstanding 126m bu -47%
wasde target
3.15b bu · may 2026 (psd online)
scenarioeom projvs wasde
current pace continued 270m bu -91.4%
analog year (rest-of-my delta) (outstanding sales match · 2023/24) 450m bu -85.7%
5y avg pace 402m bu -87.2%
weights · bottom-up 0.4 · pace continued 0.3 · analog 0.2 · 5y avg 0.1
arcanum mid (raw)
352m bu (-88.8% vs wasde, pre-tilts)
rest of my needs to run
10.83× of 5y avg (+983% vs 5y avg)
arcanum mid (adjusted)
352m bu (-88.8%, -2.80b bu vs wasde)
arcanum bias: ▼ wasde likely revised DOWN
soybeans
latest data wk ending 28 may 2026
current my (2025/26) cmy
net sales   10m bu +42.5% wow
value vs 5y avg vs wasde
cum net sales 1.17b bu -8% 77% of wasde
cum shipped 1.31b bu -23% 85% of wasde
outstanding 160m bu -19%
wasde target
1.53b bu · may 2026 (psd online)
shipped to date 1.31b bu
+ outstanding × 7% cancel 149m bu of 160m bu balance
+ new sales contribution (5y avg) 48m bu range 34m bu → 67m bu, n=3
= bottom-up base 1.50b bu
range · bear (15% cancel + low new sales) 1.48b bu (-3.4%) → bull (3% cancel + high new sales) 1.53b bu (-0.0%)
scenarioeom projvs wasde
bottom-up base (primary) 1.50b bu -1.6%
current pace continued 1.46b bu -4.9%
analog year (rest-of-my delta) (outstanding sales match · 2019/20) 1.60b bu +4.9%
5y avg pace 1.50b bu -2.0%
weights · bottom-up 0.4 · pace continued 0.3 · analog 0.2 · 5y avg 0.1
arcanum mid (raw)
1.51b bu (-1.3% vs wasde, pre-tilts)
rest of my needs to run
1.16× of 5y avg (+16% vs 5y avg)
countryshares/u zend-stk zcombinedverdict
china, peoples republic of 33% +1.2σ +1.23σ loose
egypt 12% +1.6σ +1.56σ loose
mexico 8% +0.9σ +0.88σ somewhat loose
indonesia 5% +1.7σ +1.72σ loose
japan 5% -0.8σ -0.77σ somewhat tight
aggregate +1.14σ → tilt -2.3%
arcanum mid (adjusted)
1.47b bu (-3.6%, -55m bu vs wasde)
arcanum bias: ▼ modest downward bias
next my (2026/27) nmy
net sales   9m bu +999.9% wow
value vs 5y avg vs wasde
cum net sales 33m bu -83% 2% of wasde
outstanding 33m bu -83%
wasde target
1.63b bu · may 2026 (psd online)
scenarioeom projvs wasde
analog year (rest-of-my delta) (outstanding sales match · 2023/24) 429m bu -73.7%
5y avg pace 479m bu -70.6%
weights · bottom-up 0.4 · pace continued 0.3 · analog 0.2 · 5y avg 0.1
arcanum mid (raw)
446m bu (-72.7% vs wasde, pre-tilts)
rest of my needs to run
3.58× of 5y avg (+258% vs 5y avg)
arcanum mid (adjusted)
446m bu (-72.7%, -1.18b bu vs wasde)
arcanum bias: ▼ wasde likely revised DOWN
current marketing year2025/26
weekly net sales
wk net sales: 35m bu · outstanding: 755m bu
039m79m118m158msep 04oct 02oct 30nov 27dec 25jan 22feb 19mar 19apr 16may 14jun 11jul 09aug 06aug 27current myprior my5yr avgbushels
cumulative net sales
wk net sales: 35m bu · outstanding: 755m bu
0700m1.40b2.10b2.80b2.64b2.50b2.39bsep 04oct 02oct 30nov 27dec 25jan 22feb 19mar 19apr 16may 14jun 11jul 09aug 06aug 27current myprior my5yr avg5yr hi/lo bandprojection (5yr hi/avg/lo)bushels
weekly exports shipped
wk shipped: 68m bu · cum shipped: 2.46b bu
024m49m73m98msep 04oct 02oct 30nov 27dec 25jan 22feb 19mar 19apr 16may 14jun 11jul 09aug 06aug 27current myprior my5yr avgbushels
cumulative exports shipped
wk shipped: 68m bu · cum shipped: 2.46b bu
0875m1.75b2.62b3.50b3.30b3.15b2.97b2.76bsep 04oct 02oct 30nov 27dec 25jan 22feb 19mar 19apr 16may 14jun 11jul 09aug 06aug 27current myprior my5yr avg5yr hi/lo bandprojection (5yr hi/avg/lo)outstanding floorwasde targetbushels
outstanding sales balance
wk net sales: 35m bu · outstanding: 755m bu
0373m746m1.12b1.49bsep 04oct 02oct 30nov 27dec 25jan 22feb 19mar 19apr 16may 14jun 11jul 09aug 06aug 27current myprior my5yr avg5yr hi/lo bandbushels
destination concentration
wk net sales: 35m bu
outstanding sales · 2026-05-28shipments to date26%26%16%10%5%17%total: 755m bu29%18%11%10%5%26%total: 2.46b bumexicootherjapankorea, republic ofcolombiaunknownspain0%25%50%75%100%09-0410-0210-3011-2712-2501-2202-1903-1904-1605-14mexicojapankorea, republic ofcolombiaspainrow% of weekly net sales
next marketing year2026/27
weekly net sales
wk net sales: 10m bu · outstanding: 126m bu
031m62m93m125msep 03oct 01oct 29nov 26dec 24jan 21feb 18mar 18apr 15may 13jun 10jul 08aug 05aug 26current myprior my5yr avgbushels
cumulative net sales
wk net sales: 10m bu · outstanding: 126m bu
0217m434m650m867m677m402m219msep 03oct 01oct 29nov 26dec 24jan 21feb 18mar 18apr 15may 13jun 10jul 08aug 05aug 26current myprior my5yr avg5yr hi/lo bandprojection (5yr hi/avg/lo)bushels
outstanding sales balance
wk net sales: 10m bu · outstanding: 126m bu
0216m432m648m864msep 03oct 01oct 29nov 26dec 24jan 21feb 18mar 18apr 15may 13jun 10jul 08aug 05aug 26current myprior my5yr avg5yr hi/lo bandbushels
destination concentration
wk net sales: 10m bu
outstanding sales · 2026-05-28shipments — n/a (next-my)63%18%11%total: 126m buno shipments yetmexicojapanunknowncosta ricaothercolombia0%25%50%75%100%09-2510-3012-1801-2902-1903-1204-0204-3005-21mexicojapanunknowncosta ricacolombiarow% of weekly net sales
data: usda foreign agricultural service · export sales reporting (esr api) · wasde targets sourced from usda psd online rebuilt 4 jun 2026 · latest wk 28 may 2026 · wasde may 2026 (psd online)
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