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export sales

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 17 sep 2026
current my (2026/27) cmy
net sales   33m bu -56.4% wow
value vs 5y avg vs wasde
cum net sales 149m bu -3% 5% of wasde
cum shipped 172m bu +167% 5% of wasde
outstanding 546m bu -12% —
wasde target
3.28b bu · sep 2026 (psd online)
shipped to date 172m bu
+ outstanding × 7% cancel 508m bu of 546m bu balance
+ new sales contribution (5y avg) 1.61b bu range 1.07b bu → 2.14b bu, n=5
= bottom-up base 2.29b bu
range · bear (15% cancel + low new sales) 1.71b bu (-47.8%) → bull (3% cancel + high new sales) 2.85b bu (-13.1%)
scenarioeom projvs wasde
bottom-up base (primary) 2.29b bu -30.0%
5y avg pace 2.37b bu -27.8%
weights · bottom-up 0.4 · pace continued 0.3 · analog 0.2 · 5y avg 0.1
arcanum mid (raw)
2.31b bu (-29.5% vs wasde, pre-tilts)
rest of my needs to run
1.41× of 5y avg (+41% vs 5y avg)
countryshares/u zend-stk zcombinedverdict
mexico 41% — -0.2σ -0.20σ normal
japan 16% — +1.6σ +1.62σ loose
colombia 12% — +0.2σ +0.17σ normal
korea, republic of 4% — +1.4σ +1.41σ loose
taiwan 3% — -1.8σ -1.78σ tight
aggregate +0.30σ → tilt -0.6%
arcanum mid (adjusted)
2.29b bu (-30.0%, -981m bu vs wasde)
arcanum bias: ▼ wasde likely revised DOWN
next my (2027/28) nmy
net sales   100k bu n/m wow
value vs 5y avg vs wasde
cum net sales -2m bu -464% —
outstanding 15m bu +110% —
wasde n/a (pre-may release)
soybeans
latest data wk ending 17 sep 2026
current my (2026/27) cmy
net sales   21m bu -19.6% wow
value vs 5y avg vs wasde
cum net sales 180m bu -16% 11% of wasde
cum shipped 58m bu +5% 3% of wasde
outstanding 721m bu -12% —
wasde target
1.68b bu · sep 2026 (psd online)
shipped to date 58m bu
+ outstanding × 7% cancel 671m bu of 721m bu balance
+ new sales contribution (5y avg) 1.11b bu range 996m bu → 1.29b bu, n=5
= bottom-up base 1.84b bu
range · bear (15% cancel + low new sales) 1.67b bu (-1.1%) → bull (3% cancel + high new sales) 2.05b bu (+21.6%)
scenarioeom projvs wasde
bottom-up base (primary) 1.84b bu +9.2%
current pace continued 2.04b bu +20.8%
5y avg pace 1.93b bu +14.8%
weights · bottom-up 0.4 · pace continued 0.3 · analog 0.2 · 5y avg 0.1
arcanum mid (raw)
1.93b bu (+14.2% vs wasde, pre-tilts)
rest of my needs to run
0.87× of 5y avg (-13% vs 5y avg)
countryshares/u zend-stk zcombinedverdict
china, peoples republic of 49% — +0.8σ +0.81σ somewhat loose
indonesia 7% — +1.9σ +1.86σ loose
mexico 6% — +1.1σ +1.06σ loose
japan 4% — -0.6σ -0.55σ somewhat tight
vietnam 3% — +1.5σ +1.54σ loose
aggregate +0.88σ → tilt -1.8%
arcanum mid (adjusted)
1.89b bu (+12.2%, +206m bu vs wasde)
arcanum bias: ▲ wasde likely revised UP
next my (2027/28) nmy
net sales   0 bu n/m wow
value vs 5y avg vs wasde
cum net sales -88k bu -124% —
outstanding 37k bu -95% —
wasde n/a (pre-may release)
current marketing year2026/27
weekly net sales
wk net sales: 33m bu · outstanding: 546m bu
039m79m118m158msep 03oct 01oct 29nov 26dec 24jan 21feb 18mar 18apr 15may 13jun 10jul 08aug 05aug 26current myprior my5yr avgbushels
cumulative net sales
wk net sales: 33m bu · outstanding: 546m bu
0816m1.63b2.45b3.26b3.08b1.80b787msep 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
weekly exports shipped
wk shipped: 75m bu · cum shipped: 172m bu
024m49m73m98msep 03oct 01oct 29nov 26dec 24jan 21feb 18mar 18apr 15may 13jun 10jul 08aug 05aug 26current myprior my5yr avgbushels
cumulative exports shipped
wk shipped: 75m bu · cum shipped: 172m bu
0887m1.77b2.66b3.55b3.28b3.06b2.37b1.56bsep 03oct 01oct 29nov 26dec 24jan 21feb 18mar 18apr 15may 13jun 10jul 08aug 05aug 26current myprior my5yr avg5yr hi/lo bandprojection (5yr hi/avg/lo)outstanding floorwasde targetbushels
outstanding sales balance
wk net sales: 33m bu · outstanding: 546m bu
0373m746m1.12b1.49bsep 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: 33m bu
outstanding sales · 2026-09-17shipments to date40%19%15%8%5%13%total: 546m bu30%20%13%13%5%19%total: 172m bumexicojapanotherunknowncolombiakorea, republic ofspain0%25%50%75%100%09-0309-1009-17mexicojapancolombiakorea, republic ofspainrow% of weekly net sales
next marketing year2027/28
weekly net sales
wk net sales: 100k bu · outstanding: 15m bu
020m39m59m78msep 02sep 30oct 28nov 25dec 23jan 20feb 17mar 16apr 13may 11jun 08jul 06aug 03aug 24current myprior my5yr avgbushels
cumulative net sales
wk net sales: 100k bu · outstanding: 15m bu
0406m813m1.22b1.63b1.53b548m99msep 02sep 30oct 28nov 25dec 23jan 20feb 17mar 16apr 13may 11jun 08jul 06aug 03aug 24current myprior my5yr avg5yr hi/lo bandprojection (5yr hi/avg/lo)bushels
outstanding sales balance
wk net sales: 100k bu · outstanding: 15m bu
0216m432m648m864msep 02sep 30oct 28nov 25dec 23jan 20feb 17mar 16apr 13may 11jun 08jul 06aug 03aug 24current myprior my5yr avg5yr hi/lo bandbushels
destination concentration
wk net sales: 100k bu
outstanding sales · 2026-09-17shipments — n/a (next-my)93%6%total: 15m buno shipments yetmexicojapanunknown0%25%50%75%100%09-0309-17unknownmexicorow% of weekly net sales
data: usda foreign agricultural service · export sales reporting (esr api) · wasde targets sourced from usda psd online rebuilt 26 sep 2026 · latest wk 17 sep 2026 · wasde sep 2026 (psd online)
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