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April 29 2021

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Article Calendar

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Indicators

Rail

Barge

Truck

Exports

Ocean

Brazil

Mexico

Grain TruckOcean Rate Advisory

Datasets

Specialists

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WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

South American Drought Causes Concern for Barge Transportation

Over the last several weeks drought-driven declines in water levels of the rivers of Argentina Brazil and Paraguay have forced barges to

lower their capacities to avoid grounding These lighter barge loads have slowed the flow of corn soybeans soybean meal and soybean

oil to key export locations In Paraguay parts of the Paranaacute River (a major artery for soybean transport) have been closed to barge

navigation since the beginning of April According to Bloomberg free-on-board corn export prices in Argentina and Brazil for spot 30

days forward and 60 days forward are being quoted at record highs Argentina and landlocked Paraguay depend more on barge than

Brazil which mostly relies on rail and truck for agricultural transportation Supply disruptions from these key South American sources

could shift global buyers to pull from US stocks instead

USACE Seeks Comments on Guidance for Implementing Water Resources Development Act 2020

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is currently accepting stakeholder comments on implementation guidance for the Water

Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2020 The public is encouraged to submit comments through the Federal e-rulemaking portal

before May 7 WRDA 2020 included key provisions to invest in US ports harbors and inland waterways build more resilient

communities and ensure that USACE carries out projects in an economically and environmentally responsible manner

Corn Inspections Increase Sharply

For the week ending April 22 total inspections of grain (corn wheat and soybeans) for export from all major US export regions

totaled 28 million metric tons (mmt) Total grain inspections were up 14 percent from the previous week up 28 percent from last year

and up 16 percent from the 3-year average The increase in inspections reflected a 25-percent jump in corn inspections and a 5-percent

increase in soybean inspections Inspections destined to Asia accounted for most of the corn increase Corn accounted for about 70

percent of total grain inspections for the week Inspections of wheat however were down 10 percent from the previous week Pacific

Northwest (PNW) grain inspections rose 21 percent from the past week and Mississippi Gulf inspections rose 23 percent

Snapshots by Sector

Export Sales

For the week ending April 15 unshipped balances of wheat corn and soybeans totaled 369 mmt This was 4 percent lower than last

week but 64 percent higher than the same time last year Net corn export sales were 0387 mmt up 18 percent from the past week Net

soybean export sales were 0064 mmt down 29 percent from the previous week Net wheat export sales were 0240 mmt significantly

down from the previous week

Rail

US Class I railroads originated 26236 grain carloads during the week ending April 17 This was an 8-percent increase from the

previous week 27 percent more than last year and 16 percent more than the 3-year average

Average May shuttle secondary railcar bidsoffers (per car) were $38 above tariff for the week ending April 22 This was $54 less than

last week and $148 more than this week last year There were no non-shuttle bidsoffers this week

Barge

For the week ending April 24 barge grain movements totaled 957500 tons This was 20 percent higher than the previous week and 45

percent higher than the same period last year

For the week ending April 24 597 grain barges moved down rivermdash92 barges more than the previous week There were 729 grain

barges unloaded in New Orleans 16 percent more than the previous week

Ocean

For the week ending April 22 32 oceangoing grain vessels were loaded in the Gulfmdash9 percent less than the same period last year

Within the next 10 days (starting April 23 2021) 41 vessels were expected to be loadedmdash5 percent less than the same period last year

As of April 22 the rate for shipping a metric ton of grain from the US Gulf to Japan was $6250 This was 8 percent more than the

previous week The rate from PNW to Japan was $3650 per metric ton 7 percent more than the previous week

Fuel

For the week ending April 26 the US average diesel fuel price was unchanged from the previous week at $3124 per gallon 687 cents

above the same week last year

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Feature ArticleCalendar

Date Event Format Website for More Information

May 10-14

AASHTO Spring Meeting and Council on Water Transportation

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

spring meeting focuses on two themes the value of transportation and transportation

workforce challenges

Online httpwwwaashtospringmeetingorg

May 15-19

2021 American Trucking Association (ATA) Midyear Management Session

ATA will host its 2021 midyear management session in San Antonio TX The session

convenes attendees to discuss ATAs strategic priorities as well as challenges affecting

their businesses and workforce

In-person httpsmymgmttruckingorg

May 18-20

The American Waterways Operators (AWO) Spring Convention

At AWOs spring convention Barge-In and annual membership meeting AWO

members will have the opportunity to educate key lawmakers and their staff on issues

critical to the industry

Online httpswwwamericanwaterwayscombargei

n2021

May 24-28

FreightweekSTL 2021

Offered in partnership with the Inland Marine Expo this annual event provides an

opportunity for industry leaders freight and logistics experts international shippers

carriers and others to discuss transportation as it relates to infrastructure global trade

and the regional economy

Online httpsfreightweekstlthefreightwaycom

May 25-26

JOC Breakbulk and Project Cargo Conference

This Journal of Commerce (JOC) event aims to provide information to cargo owners

on such topics as changing market conditions regulatory policies and logistics

Online httpseventsjoccombreakbulkindexhtml

June 2-4

National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) 125th Annual Convention

NGFA will host a hybrid (in-person and virtual) anual meeting in Colorado Springs

CO The convention will focus on enhancing the growth and economic performance of

US agriculture in a global open-market environment

Online and

In-personhttpsimisngfaorgconvention

June 8-9

IGC 2021 Grain Conference

The conference will cover current issues affecting grains trade including strategic risks

for global markets climate change trade finance and the latest grains oilseeds and

rice market developments Two special sessions will address potential business

developments in South East Asia and in Central America

Onlinehttpswwwworld-graincomevents175-

igc-grain-conference-2021-virtual

June 22-24

2021 Pacific Northwestern Waterways Association (PNWA) Summer Conference

PNWAs summer conference provides a midyear opportunity for PNWA members

and colleagues to discuss Pacific Northwest navigation energy trade and economic

development issues Registration opens in April

In-personhttpswwwpnwanetevents2021-pnwa-

summer-conference

July 12-13

Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) 2021 Summer Meeting

MARS will hold its summer meeting in Lake Geneva WI The meeting provides an

open forum for resolving transportation and car supply issues Presentations share

information on railroad operating practices freight car supply new innovations in

transportation and legislative matters

In-personhttpswwwmwrailshipperscomevent202

1-summer-meeting

Aug 26-27

STB National Grain Car Council and TEGMA Fall Symposium

The Surface Transportation Boards (STB) annual meeting of the National Grain Car

Council in Kansas City MO will discuss railroads preparedness for the upcoming

harvest In conjunction with STBs meeting the Transportation Elevator and Grain

Merchants Association (TEGMA) holds its annual meeting to discuss operational and

business issues

In-personhttpswwwtegmaorg2021-fall-

symposium

Sep 13-17

FTR Transportation Conference 2021

FTR will hold its 2021 annual conference in-person in Indianapolis IN over 4 days

Sessions will cover topics in rail trucking and intermodal shipping The impact of the

pandemic on future freight movements will also be discussed

In-person httpswwwftrconferencecom

Sep 21-23

TRB Innovations in Freight Data Workshop

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) aims to bring together a broad community

of data users and providers Discussion topics will include recent and emerging data

sources as well as data users experience with freight data for private- and public-

sector decision making and other topics

OnlinehttpswwwtrborgCalendarBlurbs81058

3aspx

The following list contains information and links to upcoming events in 2021

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Grain Transportation Report 3

Grain Transportation Indicators

The grain bid summary illustrates the market relationships for commodities Positive and negative adjustments in differential

between terminal and futures markets and the relationship to inland market points are indicators of changes in fundamental mar-

ket supply and demand The map may be used to monitor market and time differentials

Table 2

Market Update US origins to export position price spreads ($bushel)

Commodity Originndashdestination 4232021 4162021

Corn ILndashGulf -067 -067

Corn NEndashGulf -081 -077

Soybean IAndashGulf -084 -080

HRW KSndashGulf -201 -192

HRS NDndashPortland -189 -189

Note nq = no quote na = not available HRW = hard red winter wheat HRS = hard red spring wheat

Source USDA Agricultural Marketing Service

Table 1

Grain transport cost indicators1

Truck Barge Ocean

For the week ending Non-Shuttle Shuttle Gulf Pacific

042821 210 295 222 192 280 2590 DIV0 0 8 7

042121 210 295 224 192 259 241

1Indicator Base year 2000 = 100 Weekly updates include truck = diesel ($gallon) rail = near-month secondary rail market bid and monthly tariff

rate with fuel surcharge ($car) barge = Illinois River barge rate (index = percent of tariff rate) ocean = routes to Japan ($metric ton)

na = not available


Rail

Table 1


Truck Barge Ocean


042821 210 295 222 192 280 2590 DIV0 0 8 7

042121 210 295 224 192 259 241



na = not available


Rail

Figure 1 Grain bid summary

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Rail Transportation

Railroads originate approximately 24 percent of US grain shipments Trends in these loadings are indicative of

market conditions and expectations

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Mississippi River 4 weeks ending 421mdashup 158 from same period last year up 161 from the 4-year average

Cross-border 4 weeks ending 417mdashup 20 from same period last year up 36 from the 4-year average


Table 3

Rail deliveries to port (carloads)1

Mississippi Pacific Atlantic amp Cross-border

For the week ending Gulf Texas Gulf Northwest East Gulf Total Week ending Mexico3

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1151 870 6364 216 8601 4172021 3173

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1404 2026 6181 223 9834 4102021 3235

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28048 27402 107203 9122 171775 2021 YTD 40931

2020 YTDr

6152 10608 69333 3262 89355 2020 YTD 38413

2021 YTD as of 2020 YTD 456 258 155 280 192 change YTD 107

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258 213 124 140 146 Last 4wks 2020 120

Last 4 weeks as of 4-year avg2

261 113 104 68 115 Last 4wks 4 yr 136

Total 2020 45294 64116 299882 24458 433750 Total 2020 126407

Total 2019 40974 51167 251181 16192 359514 Total 2019 1276221Data is incomplete as it is voluntarily provided

2 Compared with same 4-weeks in 2020 and prior 4-year average

3 Cross-border weekly data is approximately 15 percent below the Association of American Railroads reported weekly carloads received by Mexican railroads

to reflect switching between Kansas City Southern de Mexico (KCSM) and Grupo Mexico

YTD = year-to-date p = preliminary data r = revised data na = not available wks = weeks avg = average


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Figure 3

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year and up 11 percent from the 3-year average

Source Association of American Railroads

Table 4

Class I rail carrier grain car bulletin (grain carloads originated)

For the week ending

4172021 CSXT NS BNSF KCS UP CN CP

This week 1825 2572 13386 1149 7304 26236 5577 6059

This week last year 1937 2021 10862 884 4983 20687 4175 5106

2021 YTD 30445 38863 195965 15580 98867 379720 75057 80597

2020 YTD 27560 36658 169391 17096 73979 324684 59018 64178

2021 YTD as of 2020 YTD 110 106 116 91 134 117 127 126

Last 4 weeks as of 2020 113 107 116 97 132 117 115 131

Last 4 weeks as of 3-yr avg 100 99 109 99 128 111 115 132

Total 2020 91659 130845 613630 57782 296701 1190617 238898 261778

The past 4 weeks of this year as a percent of the same 4 weeks last year

The past 4 weeks as a percent of the same period from the prior 3-year average YTD = year-to-date avg = average yr = year

Note NS = Norfolk Southern KCS = Kansas City Southern UP = Union Pacific CN = Canadian National CP = Canadian Pacific


East WestUS total

Canada

Table 5

Railcar auction offerings1

($car)2

May-21 May-20 Jun-21 Jun-20 Jul-21 Jul-20 Aug-21 Aug-20

COT grain units 0 0 no bids no bids no bids no bids no bids no bids

COT grain single-car 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GCASRegion 1 no offer 10 no offer no offer no offer no offer na na

GCASRegion 2 no offer no bid no offer no bid no offer no bid na na

1Auction offerings are for single-car and unit train shipments only

2Average premiumdiscount to tariff last auction na = not available

3BNSF - COT = BNSF Railway Certificate of Transportation north grain and south grain bids were combined effective the week ending 62406

4UP - GCAS = Union Pacific Railroad Grain Car Allocation System

Region 1 includes AR IL LA MO NM OK TX WI and Duluth MN

Region 2 includes CO IA KS MN NE WY and Kansas City and St Joseph MO


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4222021

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The secondary rail market information reflects trade values for service that was originally purchased from the railroad carrier as some form of guaranteed freight The auction and secondary rail values are indicators of rail service quality and demandsupply

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Table 6

Weekly secondary railcar market ($car)1

May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21

BNSF-GF na na na na na na

Change from last week na na na na na na

Change from same week 2020 na na na na na na

UP-Pool na na na na na na



BNSF-GF (50) (156) (150) (200) (50) 992

Change from last week (71) (31) 50 0 (242) 179

Change from same week 2020 8 na na na 0 na

UP-Pool 125 (50) (100) (150) (150) 625

Change from last week (38) (50) 0 0 0 0

Change from same week 2020 288 25 na na na na

1Average premiumdiscount to tariff $car-last week

Note Bids listed are market indicators only and are not guaranteed prices na = not available GF = guaranteed freight Pool = guaranteed pool

BNSF = BNSF Railway UP = Union Pacific Railroad

Data from James B Joiner Co Tradewest Brokerage Co


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The tariff rail rate is the base price of freight rail service Together with fuel surcharges and any auction and secondary rail values the tariff rail rate constitutes the full cost of shipping by rail Typically auction and secondary rail values are a small fraction of the full cost of shipping by rail relative to the tariff rate However during times of high rail demand or short supply high auction and secondary rail values can exceed the cost of the tariff rate plus fuel surcharge

Table 7

Tariff rail rates for unit and shuttle train shipments1

Percent

Tariff change

April 2021 Origin region3

Destination region3

ratecar metric ton bushel2

YY4

Unit train

Wheat Wichita KS St Louis MO $3983 $76 $4031 $110 0

Grand Forks ND Duluth-Superior MN $4208 $0 $4179 $114 -3

Wichita KS Los Angeles CA $7115 $0 $7066 $192 -2

Wichita KS New Orleans LA $4525 $134 $4626 $126 0

Sioux Falls SD Galveston-Houston TX $6851 $0 $6803 $185 -2

Colby KS Galveston-Houston TX $4801 $146 $4913 $134 0

Amarillo TX Los Angeles CA $5121 $204 $5288 $144 -1

Corn Champaign-Urbana IL New Orleans LA $3900 $151 $4023 $102 0

Toledo OH Raleigh NC $7833 $0 $7779 $198 15

Des Moines IA Davenport IA $2455 $32 $2470 $063 1

Indianapolis IN Atlanta GA $5979 $0 $5937 $151 3

Indianapolis IN Knoxville TN $5040 $0 $5005 $127 3

Des Moines IA Little Rock AR $3900 $94 $3966 $101 2

Des Moines IA Los Angeles CA $5780 $273 $6011 $153 1

Soybeans Minneapolis MN New Orleans LA $5246 $148 $5356 $146 42

Toledo OH Huntsville AL $6595 $0 $6549 $178 17

Indianapolis IN Raleigh NC $7125 $0 $7075 $193 3

Indianapolis IN Huntsville AL $5247 $0 $5211 $142 3

Champaign-Urbana IL New Orleans LA $4645 $151 $4763 $130 0

Shuttle train

Wheat Great Falls MT Portland OR $4018 $0 $3990 $109 -3

Wichita KS Galveston-Houston TX $4236 $0 $4207 $114 -3

Chicago IL Albany NY $6376 $0 $6332 $172 -10

Grand Forks ND Portland OR $5676 $0 $5637 $153 -2

Grand Forks ND Galveston-Houston TX $5996 $0 $5954 $162 -2

Colby KS Portland OR $6012 $240 $6208 $169 -1

Corn Minneapolis MN Portland OR $5180 $0 $5144 $131 0

Sioux Falls SD Tacoma WA $5140 $0 $5104 $130 0

Champaign-Urbana IL New Orleans LA $3820 $151 $3943 $100 -1

Lincoln NE Galveston-Houston TX $3880 $0 $3853 $098 0

Des Moines IA Amarillo TX $4320 $118 $4407 $112 2

Minneapolis MN Tacoma WA $5180 $0 $5144 $131 0

Council Bluffs IA Stockton CA $5100 $0 $5065 $129 2

Soybeans Sioux Falls SD Tacoma WA $5850 $0 $5809 $158 0

Minneapolis MN Portland OR $5900 $0 $5859 $159 0

Fargo ND Tacoma WA $5750 $0 $5710 $155 0

Council Bluffs IA New Orleans LA $4875 $174 $5014 $136 0


Grand Island NE Portland OR $5260 $246 $5467 $149 -11A unit train refers to shipments of at least 25 cars Shuttle train rates are generally available for qualified shipments of

75-120 cars that meet railroad efficiency requirements

2Approximate load per car = 111 short tons (1007 metric tons) corn 56 pounds per bushel (lbsbu) wheat and soybeans 60 lbsbu

3Regional economic areas are defined by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

4Percentage change year over year (YY) calculated using tariff rate plus fuel surcharge

Source BNSF Railway Canadian National Railway CSX Transportation and Union Pacific Railroad

Tariff plus surcharge perFuel

surcharge

per car

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Table 8

Tariff rail rates for US bulk grain shipments to MexicoDate Percent

change4

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per car2

metric ton3

bushel3

YY

Wheat MT Chihuahua CI $7384 $0 $7545 $205 -2

OK Cuautitlan EM $6713 $105 $6965 $189 -1

KS Guadalajara JA $7471 $644 $8291 $225 1

TX Salinas Victoria NL $4347 $64 $4507 $123 0

Corn IA Guadalajara JA $8902 $531 $9638 $245 1

SD Celaya GJ $8140 $0 $8317 $211 0

NE Queretaro QA $8300 $218 $8704 $221 0

SD Salinas Victoria NL $6905 $0 $7055 $179 0

MO Tlalnepantla EM $7665 $213 $8049 $204 0

SD Torreon CU $7690 $0 $7857 $199 0

Soybeans MO Bojay (Tula) HG $8547 $500 $9243 $251 1

NE Guadalajara JA $9157 $517 $9884 $269 1

IA El Castillo JA $9410 $0 $9615 $261 -1

KS Torreon CU $8014 $349 $8545 $232 1

Sorghum NE Celaya GJ $7772 $463 $8415 $214 1

KS Queretaro QA $8108 $131 $8417 $214 0

NE Salinas Victoria NL $6713 $105 $6966 $177 0

NE Torreon CU $7092 $314 $7567 $192 11Rates are based upon published tariff rates for high-capacity shuttle trains Shuttle trains are available for qualified

shipments of 75-110 cars that meet railroad efficiency requirements2Fuel surcharge adjusted to reflect the change in Ferrocarril Mexicano SA de CV railroad fuel surcharge policy as of 10012009

3Approximate load per car = 9787 metric tons Corn amp Sorghum 56 lbsbu Wheat amp Soybeans 60 lbsbu

4Percentage change calculated using tariff rate plus fuel surchage YY = year over year

Sources BNSF Railway Union Pacific Railroad Kansas City Southern

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1 Weighted by each Class I railroads proportion of grain traffic for the prior year

Beginning January 2009 the Canadian Pacific fuel surcharge is computed by a monthly average of the bi-weekly fuel surcharge

CSX strike price changed from $200gal to $375gal starting January 1 2015

Sources BNSF Railway Canadian National Railway CSX Transportation Canadian Pacific Railway Union Pacific Railroad Kansas City

Southern Railway Norfolk Southern Corporation

April 29 2021


Barge Transportation

Figure 9 Benchmark tariff rates Calculating barge rate per ton (Rate 1976 tariff benchmark rate per ton)100

Select applicable index from market quotes are included in tables on this page The 1976 benchmark rates per ton are provided in map

Map Credit USDA Agricultural Marketing Service

Twin Cities 619

Mid-Mississippi 532

St Louis 399

Cairo-Memphis 314

Illinois 464 Cincinnati 469

Lower Ohio 404

Figure 8

Illinois River barge freight rate123

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24-week moving average of the 3-year average

3No rates data from 062320 to 92920 due to the lock closure for rehabilitation and replacement of lock machinery


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$ton 4272021 2680 1862 1605 950 1271 1095 697

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Table 10

Barge grain movements (1000 tons)

For the week ending 04242021 Corn Wheat Soybeans Other Total

Mississippi River

Rock Island IL (L15) 215 3 5 0 223

Winfield MO (L25) 421 5 33 0 459

Alton IL (L26) 665 9 29 0 703

Granite City IL (L27) 708 13 38 0 758

Illinois River (La Grange) 212 5 2 0 218

Ohio River (Olmsted) 89 0 41 10 140

Arkansas River (L1) 0 46 13 0 59

Weekly total - 2021 797 59 92 10 958

Weekly total - 2020 399 22 239 0 659

2021 YTD1

9005 350 3291 126 12772

2020 YTD1

4404 489 3336 13 8243

2021 as of 2020 YTD 204 72 99 938 155


192 106 57 432 143

Total 2020 18942 1765 19205 237 40149

2 As a percent of same period in 2020

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The weekly diesel price provides a proxy for trends in US truck rates as diesel fuel is a significant expense for truck grain move-

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Truck Transportation

Table 11

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III Gulf Coast 2917 -0006 0709

IV Rocky Mountain 3228 -0004 0794

V West Coast 3651 0006 0717

West Coast less California 3250 0002 0657

California 3986 0009 0772

Total United States 3124 0000 06871Diesel fuel prices include all taxes Prices represent an average of all types of diesel fuel

Source US Department of Energy Energy Information Administration

Retail on-highway diesel prices week ending 4262021 (US $gallon)

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April 29 2021


Grain Exports

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Top 5 importers1 of US corn

For the week ending 4152021 Total commitments2 change

Exports3

202021 201920 current MY 3-yr avg

current MY last MY from last MY 2017-19 - 1000 mt -

Mexico 13281 12257 8 14869

Japan 9473 7861 21 11221

Columbia 3434 3361 2 4830

Korea 2914 1702 71 4011

China 23137 880 2529 909

Top 5 importers 52238 26061 100 35840

Total US corn export sales 67198 35322 90 49983

of projected exports 99 78

Change from prior week2

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Top 5 importers share of US corn

export sales 78 74 72

USDA forecast April 2021 68066 45242 50

Corn use for ethanol USDA forecast

March 2021 126365 123368 21Based on USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) marketing year ranking reports for 201920 marketing year (MY) = Sep 1 - Aug 31

3FAS marketing year ranking reports (carryover plus accumulated export) yr = year avg = average

2Cumulative exports (shipped) + outstanding sales (unshipped) FAS weekly export sales report or export sales query Total commitments change (net sales) from prior

week could include revisions from previous weeks outstanding sales or accumulated sales

Note A red number in parentheses indicates a negative number mt = metric ton

Source USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

Table 12

US export balances and cumulative exports (1000 metric tons)

Wheat Corn Soybeans Total

For the week ending HRW SRW HRS SWW DUR All wheat

Export balances1

4152021 1102 246 1271 1333 70 4021 27805 5103 36929

This week year ago 1501 257 1269 840 179 4046 13740 4800 22585

Cumulative exports-marketing year 2

202021 YTD 7519 1529 6409 5297 595 21349 39393 55724 116466

201920 YTD 8135 2140 6153 4250 741 21419 21582 33023 76024

YTD 202021 as of 201920 92 71 104 125 80 100 183 169 153

Last 4 wks as of same period 201920 82 111 108 202 43 115 217 114 177

Total 201920 9526 2318 6960 4751 922 24477 42622 43994 111094

Total 201819 8591 3204 6776 5164 479 24214 48924 46189 1193271 Current unshipped (outstanding) export sales to date

2 Shipped export sales to date 202021 marketing year now in effect for wheat corn and soybeans

Note marketing year wheat = 601-531 corn and soybeans = 901-831 YTD = year-to-date wks = weeks HRW= hard red winter SRW = soft red winter

HRS= hard red spring SWW= soft white wheat DUR= durum


April 29 2021


Table 14

Top 5 importers1 of US soybeans


Exports3


current MY last MY from last MY 2017-191000 mt - - 1000 mt -

China 35649 12634 182 19106

Mexico 4563 4103 11 4591

Egypt 2619 2505 5 2980

Indonesia 1920 1614 19 2360

Japan 1970 2120 (7) 2288

Top 5 importers 46720 22977 103 31324

Total US soybean export sales 60827 37822 61 49352


change from prior week2

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soybean export sales 77 61 63

USDA forecast April 2021 62125 45831 1361Based on USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) marketing year ranking reports for 201920 marketing year (MY) = Sep 1 - Aug 31



2Cumulative exports (shipped) + outstanding sales (unshipped) FAS weekly export sales report or export sales query The total commitments change (net

sales) from prior week could include revisions from previous weeks outstanding sales andor accumulated sales


Table 15

Top 10 importers1 of all US wheat

For the week ending 4152021 change

Exports3


current MY last MY from last MY 2017-19

1000 mt - - 1000 mt -

Mexico 3555 3741 (5) 3213

Philippines 3204 3275 (2) 2888

Japan 2488 2683 (7) 2655

Nigeria 1391 1533 (9) 1433

Korea 1842 1556 18 1372

Indonesia 879 1011 (13) 1195

Taiwan 1185 1293 (8) 1175

Thailand 807 879 (8) 727

Italy 600 877 (32) 622

Colombia 382 792 (52) 618

Top 10 importers 16333 17639 (7) 15897

Total US wheat export sales 25370 25464 (0) 23821



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US wheat export sales 64 69 67

USDA forecast April 2021 26839 26294 21 Based on USDA Foreign Agricultural Service( FAS) marketing year ranking reports for 201920 Marketing year (MY) = Jun 1 - May 31

Total Commitments


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2 Cumulative exports (shipped) + outstanding sales (unshipped) FAS weekly export sales report or export sales query The total commitments change (net sales)

from prior week could include revisions from the previous weeks outstanding andor accumulated sales

Note A red number in parentheses indicates a negative number

April 29 2021


The United States exports approximately one-quarter of the grain it produces On average this includes nearly 45 percent of US-grown wheat 50 percent of US-grown soybeans and 20 percent of the US-grown corn Approximately 55 percent of the US export grain shipments departed through the US Gulf region in 2019

Table 16

Grain inspections for export by US port region (1000 metric tons)

For the week ending Previous Current week 2021 YTD as

042221 week as of previous 2020 YTD of 2020 YTD Last year Prior 3-yr avg

Pacific Northwest

Wheat 487 476 102 5296 5044 105 130 131 15966

Corn 612 436 140 6322 2303 275 240 129 9969

Soybeans 0 0 na 3645 2423 150 7 5 14028

Total 1099 912 121 15263 9769 156 153 114 39963

Mississippi Gulf

Wheat 51 62 82 659 1251 53 79 61 3422

Corn 1090 878 124 16271 9063 180 165 151 28781

Soybeans 131 96 137 9284 8307 112 47 54 38013

Total 1272 1035 123 26214 18622 141 124 119 70215

Texas Gulf

Wheat 16 77 21 1104 1154 96 108 65 4248

Corn 10 0 na 185 213 87 21 20 723

Soybeans 0 0 na 656 7 na na na 2098

Total 26 77 34 1944 1373 142 89 59 7068

Interior

Wheat 40 44 91 834 791 105 122 148 2263

Corn 197 194 102 2891 2448 118 133 125 8683

Soybeans 101 124 81 2275 2165 105 124 102 7274

Total 339 363 93 6001 5404 111 128 119 18220

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Wheat 0 1 0 21 110 19 1 2 891

Corn 0 25 0 25 0 na na 323 111

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Soybeans 14 13 103 967 331 292 260 95 1870

Total 21 13 155 1053 333 317 284 90 1968

US total from ports

Wheat 594 660 90 7985 8351 96 113 104 26854

Corn 1917 1532 125 25708 14026 183 173 139 48301

Soybeans 246 234 105 16828 13241 127 62 59 64394

Total 2757 2425 114 50520 35618 142 131 113 139548

Data includes revisions from prior weeks some regional totals may not add exactly due to rounding

Source USDA Federal Grain Inspection Service YTD= year-to-date na = not applicable or no change

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Table 17

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April 29 2021


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Table 18

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US Gulf Japan Heavy grain Aug 21Sep 9 50000 6090

US Gulf Japan Grain May 25Jun 25 50000 4685 op 4785

US Gulf Japan Wheat May 115 31877 5833


US Gulf Japan Heavy grain Apr 15May 15 50000 4700

US Gulf Japan Heavy grain Apr 130 48000 4675

US Gulf China Heavy grain Apr 1429 68000 6350

US Gulf South Korea Heavy grain Feb 2028 51000 5150

US Gulf Sudan Wheat May 2030 48000 11275

US Gulf Pt Sudan Sorghum Feb 1525 34860 14313

US Gulf Vietnam Corn Feb 515 70000 4725

PNW Japan Grain Mar 514 28000 4810

PNW Taiwan Wheat May 29Jun 12 45665 4800

PNW Taiwan Corn Feb 20Mar 15 65000 2490

Brazil China Heavy grain Mar 2131 66000 4400


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Ukraine China Corn Feb 1017 60000 3640 op 389050 percent of food aid from the United States is required to be shipped on US-flag vessels

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Source Maritime Research Inc

Note Rates shown are per metric ton (220462 lbs = 1 metric ton) free on board (FOB) except where otherwise indicated

April 29 2021


In 2019 containers were used to transport 9 percent of total US waterborne grain exports Approximately 60 percent of US wa-terborne grain exports in 2019 went to Asia of which 14 percent were moved in containers Approximately 94 percent of US wa-terborne containerized grain exports were destined for Asia

Figure 18

Source USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Transportation Services Division analysis of PIERS data

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Coordinators Surajudeen (Deen) Olowolayemo surajudeenolowolayemousdagov (202) 720 - 0119 Maria Williams mariawilliamsusdagov (202) 690 - 4430 Bernadette Winston bernadettewinstonusdagov (202) 690 - 0487 Matt Chang mattchangusdagov (202) 720 - 0299

Grain Transportation Indicators Surajudeen (Deen) Olowolayemo surajudeenolowolayemousdagov (202) 720 - 0119

Rail Transportation Johnny Hill johnnyhillusdagov (202) 690 - 3295 Jesse Gastelle jessegastelleusdagov (202) 690 - 1144 Peter Caffarelli peteracaffarelliusdagov (202) 690 - 3244

Barge Transportation April Taylor apriltaylorusdagov (202) 720 - 7880 Bernadette Winston bernadettewinstonusdagov (202) 690 - 0487 Matt Chang mattchangusdagov (202) 720 - 0299 Truck Transportation April Taylor apriltaylorusdagov (202) 720 - 7880 Kranti Mulik krantimulikusdagov (202) 756 - 2577 Matt Chang mattchangusdagov (202) 720 - 0299

Grain Exports Johnny Hill johnnyhillusdagov (202) 690 - 3295 Kranti Mulik krantimulikusdagov (202) 756 - 2577 Ocean Transportation Surajudeen (Deen) Olowolayemo surajudeenolowolayemousdagov (202) 720 - 0119 (Freight rates and vessels) April Taylor apriltaylorusdagov (202) 720 - 7880 (Container movements)

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Feature ArticleCalendar

Date Event Format Website for More Information

May 10-14

AASHTO Spring Meeting and Council on Water Transportation

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

spring meeting focuses on two themes the value of transportation and transportation

workforce challenges

Online httpwwwaashtospringmeetingorg

May 15-19

2021 American Trucking Association (ATA) Midyear Management Session

ATA will host its 2021 midyear management session in San Antonio TX The session

convenes attendees to discuss ATAs strategic priorities as well as challenges affecting

their businesses and workforce

In-person httpsmymgmttruckingorg

May 18-20

The American Waterways Operators (AWO) Spring Convention

At AWOs spring convention Barge-In and annual membership meeting AWO

members will have the opportunity to educate key lawmakers and their staff on issues

critical to the industry

Online httpswwwamericanwaterwayscombargei

n2021

May 24-28

FreightweekSTL 2021

Offered in partnership with the Inland Marine Expo this annual event provides an

opportunity for industry leaders freight and logistics experts international shippers

carriers and others to discuss transportation as it relates to infrastructure global trade

and the regional economy

Online httpsfreightweekstlthefreightwaycom

May 25-26

JOC Breakbulk and Project Cargo Conference

This Journal of Commerce (JOC) event aims to provide information to cargo owners

on such topics as changing market conditions regulatory policies and logistics

Online httpseventsjoccombreakbulkindexhtml

June 2-4

National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) 125th Annual Convention

NGFA will host a hybrid (in-person and virtual) anual meeting in Colorado Springs

CO The convention will focus on enhancing the growth and economic performance of

US agriculture in a global open-market environment

Online and

In-personhttpsimisngfaorgconvention

June 8-9

IGC 2021 Grain Conference

The conference will cover current issues affecting grains trade including strategic risks

for global markets climate change trade finance and the latest grains oilseeds and

rice market developments Two special sessions will address potential business

developments in South East Asia and in Central America

Onlinehttpswwwworld-graincomevents175-

igc-grain-conference-2021-virtual

June 22-24

2021 Pacific Northwestern Waterways Association (PNWA) Summer Conference

PNWAs summer conference provides a midyear opportunity for PNWA members

and colleagues to discuss Pacific Northwest navigation energy trade and economic

development issues Registration opens in April

In-personhttpswwwpnwanetevents2021-pnwa-

summer-conference

July 12-13

Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) 2021 Summer Meeting

MARS will hold its summer meeting in Lake Geneva WI The meeting provides an

open forum for resolving transportation and car supply issues Presentations share

information on railroad operating practices freight car supply new innovations in

transportation and legislative matters

In-personhttpswwwmwrailshipperscomevent202

1-summer-meeting

Aug 26-27

STB National Grain Car Council and TEGMA Fall Symposium

The Surface Transportation Boards (STB) annual meeting of the National Grain Car

Council in Kansas City MO will discuss railroads preparedness for the upcoming

harvest In conjunction with STBs meeting the Transportation Elevator and Grain

Merchants Association (TEGMA) holds its annual meeting to discuss operational and

business issues

In-personhttpswwwtegmaorg2021-fall-

symposium

Sep 13-17

FTR Transportation Conference 2021

FTR will hold its 2021 annual conference in-person in Indianapolis IN over 4 days

Sessions will cover topics in rail trucking and intermodal shipping The impact of the

pandemic on future freight movements will also be discussed

In-person httpswwwftrconferencecom

Sep 21-23

TRB Innovations in Freight Data Workshop

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) aims to bring together a broad community

of data users and providers Discussion topics will include recent and emerging data

sources as well as data users experience with freight data for private- and public-

sector decision making and other topics

OnlinehttpswwwtrborgCalendarBlurbs81058

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The following list contains information and links to upcoming events in 2021

April 29 2021






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042821 210 295 222 192 280 2590 DIV0 0 8 7

042121 210 295 224 192 259 241



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Rail


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Rail Transportation



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4212021p

1151 870 6364 216 8601 4172021 3173

4142021r

1404 2026 6181 223 9834 4102021 3235

2021 YTDr

28048 27402 107203 9122 171775 2021 YTD 40931

2020 YTDr

6152 10608 69333 3262 89355 2020 YTD 38413



258 213 124 140 146 Last 4wks 2020 120


261 113 104 68 115 Last 4wks 4 yr 136

Total 2020 45294 64116 299882 24458 433750 Total 2020 126407







April 29 2021


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Table 4


For the week ending


This week 1825 2572 13386 1149 7304 26236 5577 6059


2021 YTD 30445 38863 195965 15580 98867 379720 75057 80597

2020 YTD 27560 36658 169391 17096 73979 324684 59018 64178

2021 YTD as of 2020 YTD 110 106 116 91 134 117 127 126

Last 4 weeks as of 2020 113 107 116 97 132 117 115 131


Total 2020 91659 130845 613630 57782 296701 1190617 238898 261778





East WestUS total

Canada

Table 5


($car)2













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BNSF-GF (50) (156) (150) (200) (50) 992



UP-Pool 125 (50) (100) (150) (150) 625








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April 29 2021



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Percent

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April 29 2021


Table 8


change4


per car2

metric ton3

bushel3

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OK Cuautitlan EM $6713 $105 $6965 $189 -1




SD Celaya GJ $8140 $0 $8317 $211 0

NE Queretaro QA $8300 $218 $8704 $221 0



SD Torreon CU $7690 $0 $7857 $199 0



IA El Castillo JA $9410 $0 $9615 $261 -1

KS Torreon CU $8014 $349 $8545 $232 1


KS Queretaro QA $8108 $131 $8417 $214 0







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Figure 7


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April 29 2021






Twin Cities 619

Mid-Mississippi 532

St Louis 399

Cairo-Memphis 314


Lower Ohio 404

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Twin

Cities

Mid-

Mississippi

Lower

Illinois


Lower

Ohio

Cairo-

Memphis

Rate1

4272021 433 350 346 238 271 271 222

4202021 433 350 345 238 275 275 220

$ton 4272021 2680 1862 1605 950 1271 1095 697

4202021 2680 1862 1601 950 1290 1111 691- -


Last year 29 26 28 36 44 44 28

3-year avg 2

-12 -19 -16 -23 -20 -21 -24-2 6 6

Rate1

May 428 348 342 238 267 267 221

July 408 335 326 229 253 253 215




April 29 2021


Table 10



Mississippi River

Rock Island IL (L15) 215 3 5 0 223

Winfield MO (L25) 421 5 33 0 459

Alton IL (L26) 665 9 29 0 703

Granite City IL (L27) 708 13 38 0 758




Weekly total - 2021 797 59 92 10 958

Weekly total - 2020 399 22 239 0 659

2021 YTD1

9005 350 3291 126 12772

2020 YTD1

4404 489 3336 13 8243

2021 as of 2020 YTD 204 72 99 938 155


192 106 57 432 143

Total 2020 18942 1765 19205 237 40149






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ments


Table 11

Change from


I East Coast 3093 -0003 0548

New England 3080 0009 0403



II Midwest 3058 0004 0771



V West Coast 3651 0006 0717






Figure 13



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Grain Exports

Table 13



Exports3



Mexico 13281 12257 8 14869

Japan 9473 7861 21 11221

Columbia 3434 3361 2 4830

Korea 2914 1702 71 4011

China 23137 880 2529 909

Top 5 importers 52238 26061 100 35840




387 659











Table 12




Export balances1

4152021 1102 246 1271 1333 70 4021 27805 5103 36929



202021 YTD 7519 1529 6409 5297 595 21349 39393 55724 116466

201920 YTD 8135 2140 6153 4250 741 21419 21582 33023 76024

YTD 202021 as of 201920 92 71 104 125 80 100 183 169 153


Total 201920 9526 2318 6960 4751 922 24477 42622 43994 111094






April 29 2021


Table 14



Exports3



China 35649 12634 182 19106

Mexico 4563 4103 11 4591

Egypt 2619 2505 5 2980

Indonesia 1920 1614 19 2360

Japan 1970 2120 (7) 2288

Top 5 importers 46720 22977 103 31324




64 345









Table 15



Exports3



1000 mt - - 1000 mt -

Mexico 3555 3741 (5) 3213

Philippines 3204 3275 (2) 2888

Japan 2488 2683 (7) 2655

Nigeria 1391 1533 (9) 1433

Korea 1842 1556 18 1372

Indonesia 879 1011 (13) 1195

Taiwan 1185 1293 (8) 1175

Thailand 807 879 (8) 727

Italy 600 877 (32) 622

Colombia 382 792 (52) 618

Top 10 importers 16333 17639 (7) 15897




240 245




Total Commitments






April 29 2021



Table 16




Pacific Northwest

Wheat 487 476 102 5296 5044 105 130 131 15966

Corn 612 436 140 6322 2303 275 240 129 9969

Soybeans 0 0 na 3645 2423 150 7 5 14028

Total 1099 912 121 15263 9769 156 153 114 39963

Mississippi Gulf

Wheat 51 62 82 659 1251 53 79 61 3422

Corn 1090 878 124 16271 9063 180 165 151 28781

Soybeans 131 96 137 9284 8307 112 47 54 38013

Total 1272 1035 123 26214 18622 141 124 119 70215

Texas Gulf

Wheat 16 77 21 1104 1154 96 108 65 4248

Corn 10 0 na 185 213 87 21 20 723


Total 26 77 34 1944 1373 142 89 59 7068

Interior

Wheat 40 44 91 834 791 105 122 148 2263

Corn 197 194 102 2891 2448 118 133 125 8683

Soybeans 101 124 81 2275 2165 105 124 102 7274

Total 339 363 93 6001 5404 111 128 119 18220

Great Lakes

Wheat 0 1 0 21 110 19 1 2 891

Corn 0 25 0 25 0 na na 323 111

Soybeans 0 0 na 0 8 0 0 0 1111

Total 0 26 0 45 118 38 22 28 2113

Atlantic

Wheat 0 0 na 71 1 na 0 0 65

Corn 7 0 na 14 0 na na 111 33

Soybeans 14 13 103 967 331 292 260 95 1870

Total 21 13 155 1053 333 317 284 90 1968

US total from ports

Wheat 594 660 90 7985 8351 96 113 104 26854

Corn 1917 1532 125 25708 14026 183 173 139 48301

Soybeans 246 234 105 16828 13241 127 62 59 64394

Total 2757 2425 114 50520 35618 142 131 113 139548



Last 4-weeks as of


April 29 2021


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Pacific

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Table 2










Table 1


Truck Barge Ocean


042821 210 295 222 192 280 2590 DIV0 0 8 7

042121 210 295 224 192 259 241



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Table 1


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042821 210 295 222 192 280 2590 DIV0 0 8 7

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April 29 2021


Rail Transportation



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Table 3




4212021p

1151 870 6364 216 8601 4172021 3173

4142021r

1404 2026 6181 223 9834 4102021 3235

2021 YTDr

28048 27402 107203 9122 171775 2021 YTD 40931

2020 YTDr

6152 10608 69333 3262 89355 2020 YTD 38413



258 213 124 140 146 Last 4wks 2020 120


261 113 104 68 115 Last 4wks 4 yr 136

Total 2020 45294 64116 299882 24458 433750 Total 2020 126407







April 29 2021


Figure 3


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Table 4


For the week ending


This week 1825 2572 13386 1149 7304 26236 5577 6059


2021 YTD 30445 38863 195965 15580 98867 379720 75057 80597

2020 YTD 27560 36658 169391 17096 73979 324684 59018 64178

2021 YTD as of 2020 YTD 110 106 116 91 134 117 127 126

Last 4 weeks as of 2020 113 107 116 97 132 117 115 131


Total 2020 91659 130845 613630 57782 296701 1190617 238898 261778





East WestUS total

Canada

Table 5


($car)2













UP4

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April 29 2021



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Table 6









BNSF-GF (50) (156) (150) (200) (50) 992



UP-Pool 125 (50) (100) (150) (150) 625








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April 29 2021



Table 7


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April 29 2021


Table 8


change4


per car2

metric ton3

bushel3

YY


OK Cuautitlan EM $6713 $105 $6965 $189 -1




SD Celaya GJ $8140 $0 $8317 $211 0

NE Queretaro QA $8300 $218 $8704 $221 0



SD Torreon CU $7690 $0 $7857 $199 0



IA El Castillo JA $9410 $0 $9615 $261 -1

KS Torreon CU $8014 $349 $8545 $232 1


KS Queretaro QA $8108 $131 $8417 $214 0







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4202021 433 350 345 238 275 275 220

$ton 4272021 2680 1862 1605 950 1271 1095 697

4202021 2680 1862 1601 950 1290 1111 691- -


Last year 29 26 28 36 44 44 28

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May 428 348 342 238 267 267 221

July 408 335 326 229 253 253 215




April 29 2021


Table 10



Mississippi River

Rock Island IL (L15) 215 3 5 0 223

Winfield MO (L25) 421 5 33 0 459

Alton IL (L26) 665 9 29 0 703

Granite City IL (L27) 708 13 38 0 758




Weekly total - 2021 797 59 92 10 958

Weekly total - 2020 399 22 239 0 659

2021 YTD1

9005 350 3291 126 12772

2020 YTD1

4404 489 3336 13 8243

2021 as of 2020 YTD 204 72 99 938 155


192 106 57 432 143

Total 2020 18942 1765 19205 237 40149






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Table 11

Change from


I East Coast 3093 -0003 0548

New England 3080 0009 0403



II Midwest 3058 0004 0771



V West Coast 3651 0006 0717






Figure 13



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Grain Exports

Table 13



Exports3



Mexico 13281 12257 8 14869

Japan 9473 7861 21 11221

Columbia 3434 3361 2 4830

Korea 2914 1702 71 4011

China 23137 880 2529 909

Top 5 importers 52238 26061 100 35840




387 659











Table 12




Export balances1

4152021 1102 246 1271 1333 70 4021 27805 5103 36929



202021 YTD 7519 1529 6409 5297 595 21349 39393 55724 116466

201920 YTD 8135 2140 6153 4250 741 21419 21582 33023 76024

YTD 202021 as of 201920 92 71 104 125 80 100 183 169 153


Total 201920 9526 2318 6960 4751 922 24477 42622 43994 111094






April 29 2021


Table 14



Exports3



China 35649 12634 182 19106

Mexico 4563 4103 11 4591

Egypt 2619 2505 5 2980

Indonesia 1920 1614 19 2360

Japan 1970 2120 (7) 2288

Top 5 importers 46720 22977 103 31324




64 345









Table 15



Exports3



1000 mt - - 1000 mt -

Mexico 3555 3741 (5) 3213

Philippines 3204 3275 (2) 2888

Japan 2488 2683 (7) 2655

Nigeria 1391 1533 (9) 1433

Korea 1842 1556 18 1372

Indonesia 879 1011 (13) 1195

Taiwan 1185 1293 (8) 1175

Thailand 807 879 (8) 727

Italy 600 877 (32) 622

Colombia 382 792 (52) 618

Top 10 importers 16333 17639 (7) 15897




240 245




Total Commitments






April 29 2021



Table 16




Pacific Northwest

Wheat 487 476 102 5296 5044 105 130 131 15966

Corn 612 436 140 6322 2303 275 240 129 9969

Soybeans 0 0 na 3645 2423 150 7 5 14028

Total 1099 912 121 15263 9769 156 153 114 39963

Mississippi Gulf

Wheat 51 62 82 659 1251 53 79 61 3422

Corn 1090 878 124 16271 9063 180 165 151 28781

Soybeans 131 96 137 9284 8307 112 47 54 38013

Total 1272 1035 123 26214 18622 141 124 119 70215

Texas Gulf

Wheat 16 77 21 1104 1154 96 108 65 4248

Corn 10 0 na 185 213 87 21 20 723


Total 26 77 34 1944 1373 142 89 59 7068

Interior

Wheat 40 44 91 834 791 105 122 148 2263

Corn 197 194 102 2891 2448 118 133 125 8683

Soybeans 101 124 81 2275 2165 105 124 102 7274

Total 339 363 93 6001 5404 111 128 119 18220

Great Lakes

Wheat 0 1 0 21 110 19 1 2 891

Corn 0 25 0 25 0 na na 323 111

Soybeans 0 0 na 0 8 0 0 0 1111

Total 0 26 0 45 118 38 22 28 2113

Atlantic

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Corn 7 0 na 14 0 na na 111 33

Soybeans 14 13 103 967 331 292 260 95 1870

Total 21 13 155 1053 333 317 284 90 1968

US total from ports

Wheat 594 660 90 7985 8351 96 113 104 26854

Corn 1917 1532 125 25708 14026 183 173 139 48301

Soybeans 246 234 105 16828 13241 127 62 59 64394

Total 2757 2425 114 50520 35618 142 131 113 139548



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2021 YTDr

28048 27402 107203 9122 171775 2021 YTD 40931

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6152 10608 69333 3262 89355 2020 YTD 38413



258 213 124 140 146 Last 4wks 2020 120


261 113 104 68 115 Last 4wks 4 yr 136

Total 2020 45294 64116 299882 24458 433750 Total 2020 126407







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This week 1825 2572 13386 1149 7304 26236 5577 6059


2021 YTD 30445 38863 195965 15580 98867 379720 75057 80597

2020 YTD 27560 36658 169391 17096 73979 324684 59018 64178

2021 YTD as of 2020 YTD 110 106 116 91 134 117 127 126

Last 4 weeks as of 2020 113 107 116 97 132 117 115 131


Total 2020 91659 130845 613630 57782 296701 1190617 238898 261778





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SD Celaya GJ $8140 $0 $8317 $211 0

NE Queretaro QA $8300 $218 $8704 $221 0



SD Torreon CU $7690 $0 $7857 $199 0



IA El Castillo JA $9410 $0 $9615 $261 -1

KS Torreon CU $8014 $349 $8545 $232 1


KS Queretaro QA $8108 $131 $8417 $214 0







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4202021 433 350 345 238 275 275 220

$ton 4272021 2680 1862 1605 950 1271 1095 697

4202021 2680 1862 1601 950 1290 1111 691- -


Last year 29 26 28 36 44 44 28

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Rate1

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July 408 335 326 229 253 253 215




April 29 2021


Table 10



Mississippi River

Rock Island IL (L15) 215 3 5 0 223

Winfield MO (L25) 421 5 33 0 459

Alton IL (L26) 665 9 29 0 703

Granite City IL (L27) 708 13 38 0 758




Weekly total - 2021 797 59 92 10 958

Weekly total - 2020 399 22 239 0 659

2021 YTD1

9005 350 3291 126 12772

2020 YTD1

4404 489 3336 13 8243

2021 as of 2020 YTD 204 72 99 938 155


192 106 57 432 143

Total 2020 18942 1765 19205 237 40149






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Change from


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Grain Exports

Table 13



Exports3



Mexico 13281 12257 8 14869

Japan 9473 7861 21 11221

Columbia 3434 3361 2 4830

Korea 2914 1702 71 4011

China 23137 880 2529 909

Top 5 importers 52238 26061 100 35840




387 659











Table 12




Export balances1

4152021 1102 246 1271 1333 70 4021 27805 5103 36929



202021 YTD 7519 1529 6409 5297 595 21349 39393 55724 116466

201920 YTD 8135 2140 6153 4250 741 21419 21582 33023 76024

YTD 202021 as of 201920 92 71 104 125 80 100 183 169 153


Total 201920 9526 2318 6960 4751 922 24477 42622 43994 111094






April 29 2021


Table 14



Exports3



China 35649 12634 182 19106

Mexico 4563 4103 11 4591

Egypt 2619 2505 5 2980

Indonesia 1920 1614 19 2360

Japan 1970 2120 (7) 2288

Top 5 importers 46720 22977 103 31324




64 345









Table 15



Exports3



1000 mt - - 1000 mt -

Mexico 3555 3741 (5) 3213

Philippines 3204 3275 (2) 2888

Japan 2488 2683 (7) 2655

Nigeria 1391 1533 (9) 1433

Korea 1842 1556 18 1372

Indonesia 879 1011 (13) 1195

Taiwan 1185 1293 (8) 1175

Thailand 807 879 (8) 727

Italy 600 877 (32) 622

Colombia 382 792 (52) 618

Top 10 importers 16333 17639 (7) 15897




240 245




Total Commitments






April 29 2021



Table 16




Pacific Northwest

Wheat 487 476 102 5296 5044 105 130 131 15966

Corn 612 436 140 6322 2303 275 240 129 9969

Soybeans 0 0 na 3645 2423 150 7 5 14028

Total 1099 912 121 15263 9769 156 153 114 39963

Mississippi Gulf

Wheat 51 62 82 659 1251 53 79 61 3422

Corn 1090 878 124 16271 9063 180 165 151 28781

Soybeans 131 96 137 9284 8307 112 47 54 38013

Total 1272 1035 123 26214 18622 141 124 119 70215

Texas Gulf

Wheat 16 77 21 1104 1154 96 108 65 4248

Corn 10 0 na 185 213 87 21 20 723


Total 26 77 34 1944 1373 142 89 59 7068

Interior

Wheat 40 44 91 834 791 105 122 148 2263

Corn 197 194 102 2891 2448 118 133 125 8683

Soybeans 101 124 81 2275 2165 105 124 102 7274

Total 339 363 93 6001 5404 111 128 119 18220

Great Lakes

Wheat 0 1 0 21 110 19 1 2 891

Corn 0 25 0 25 0 na na 323 111

Soybeans 0 0 na 0 8 0 0 0 1111

Total 0 26 0 45 118 38 22 28 2113

Atlantic

Wheat 0 0 na 71 1 na 0 0 65

Corn 7 0 na 14 0 na na 111 33

Soybeans 14 13 103 967 331 292 260 95 1870

Total 21 13 155 1053 333 317 284 90 1968

US total from ports

Wheat 594 660 90 7985 8351 96 113 104 26854

Corn 1917 1532 125 25708 14026 183 173 139 48301

Soybeans 246 234 105 16828 13241 127 62 59 64394

Total 2757 2425 114 50520 35618 142 131 113 139548



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2021 YTD 30445 38863 195965 15580 98867 379720 75057 80597

2020 YTD 27560 36658 169391 17096 73979 324684 59018 64178

2021 YTD as of 2020 YTD 110 106 116 91 134 117 127 126

Last 4 weeks as of 2020 113 107 116 97 132 117 115 131


Total 2020 91659 130845 613630 57782 296701 1190617 238898 261778





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SD Celaya GJ $8140 $0 $8317 $211 0

NE Queretaro QA $8300 $218 $8704 $221 0



SD Torreon CU $7690 $0 $7857 $199 0



IA El Castillo JA $9410 $0 $9615 $261 -1

KS Torreon CU $8014 $349 $8545 $232 1


KS Queretaro QA $8108 $131 $8417 $214 0







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Cairo-Memphis 314


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4202021 433 350 345 238 275 275 220

$ton 4272021 2680 1862 1605 950 1271 1095 697

4202021 2680 1862 1601 950 1290 1111 691- -


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July 408 335 326 229 253 253 215




April 29 2021


Table 10



Mississippi River

Rock Island IL (L15) 215 3 5 0 223

Winfield MO (L25) 421 5 33 0 459

Alton IL (L26) 665 9 29 0 703

Granite City IL (L27) 708 13 38 0 758




Weekly total - 2021 797 59 92 10 958

Weekly total - 2020 399 22 239 0 659

2021 YTD1

9005 350 3291 126 12772

2020 YTD1

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2021 as of 2020 YTD 204 72 99 938 155


192 106 57 432 143

Total 2020 18942 1765 19205 237 40149






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Exports3



Mexico 13281 12257 8 14869

Japan 9473 7861 21 11221

Columbia 3434 3361 2 4830

Korea 2914 1702 71 4011

China 23137 880 2529 909

Top 5 importers 52238 26061 100 35840




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Table 12




Export balances1

4152021 1102 246 1271 1333 70 4021 27805 5103 36929



202021 YTD 7519 1529 6409 5297 595 21349 39393 55724 116466

201920 YTD 8135 2140 6153 4250 741 21419 21582 33023 76024

YTD 202021 as of 201920 92 71 104 125 80 100 183 169 153


Total 201920 9526 2318 6960 4751 922 24477 42622 43994 111094






April 29 2021


Table 14



Exports3



China 35649 12634 182 19106

Mexico 4563 4103 11 4591

Egypt 2619 2505 5 2980

Indonesia 1920 1614 19 2360

Japan 1970 2120 (7) 2288

Top 5 importers 46720 22977 103 31324




64 345









Table 15



Exports3



1000 mt - - 1000 mt -

Mexico 3555 3741 (5) 3213

Philippines 3204 3275 (2) 2888

Japan 2488 2683 (7) 2655

Nigeria 1391 1533 (9) 1433

Korea 1842 1556 18 1372

Indonesia 879 1011 (13) 1195

Taiwan 1185 1293 (8) 1175

Thailand 807 879 (8) 727

Italy 600 877 (32) 622

Colombia 382 792 (52) 618

Top 10 importers 16333 17639 (7) 15897




240 245




Total Commitments






April 29 2021



Table 16




Pacific Northwest

Wheat 487 476 102 5296 5044 105 130 131 15966

Corn 612 436 140 6322 2303 275 240 129 9969

Soybeans 0 0 na 3645 2423 150 7 5 14028

Total 1099 912 121 15263 9769 156 153 114 39963

Mississippi Gulf

Wheat 51 62 82 659 1251 53 79 61 3422

Corn 1090 878 124 16271 9063 180 165 151 28781

Soybeans 131 96 137 9284 8307 112 47 54 38013

Total 1272 1035 123 26214 18622 141 124 119 70215

Texas Gulf

Wheat 16 77 21 1104 1154 96 108 65 4248

Corn 10 0 na 185 213 87 21 20 723


Total 26 77 34 1944 1373 142 89 59 7068

Interior

Wheat 40 44 91 834 791 105 122 148 2263

Corn 197 194 102 2891 2448 118 133 125 8683

Soybeans 101 124 81 2275 2165 105 124 102 7274

Total 339 363 93 6001 5404 111 128 119 18220

Great Lakes

Wheat 0 1 0 21 110 19 1 2 891

Corn 0 25 0 25 0 na na 323 111

Soybeans 0 0 na 0 8 0 0 0 1111

Total 0 26 0 45 118 38 22 28 2113

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Wheat 0 0 na 71 1 na 0 0 65

Corn 7 0 na 14 0 na na 111 33

Soybeans 14 13 103 967 331 292 260 95 1870

Total 21 13 155 1053 333 317 284 90 1968

US total from ports

Wheat 594 660 90 7985 8351 96 113 104 26854

Corn 1917 1532 125 25708 14026 183 173 139 48301

Soybeans 246 234 105 16828 13241 127 62 59 64394

Total 2757 2425 114 50520 35618 142 131 113 139548



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April 29 2021



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April 29 2021


Table 8


change4


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SD Celaya GJ $8140 $0 $8317 $211 0

NE Queretaro QA $8300 $218 $8704 $221 0



SD Torreon CU $7690 $0 $7857 $199 0



IA El Castillo JA $9410 $0 $9615 $261 -1

KS Torreon CU $8014 $349 $8545 $232 1


KS Queretaro QA $8108 $131 $8417 $214 0







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Twin Cities 619

Mid-Mississippi 532

St Louis 399

Cairo-Memphis 314


Lower Ohio 404

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Table 9


Twin

Cities

Mid-

Mississippi

Lower

Illinois


Lower

Ohio

Cairo-

Memphis

Rate1

4272021 433 350 346 238 271 271 222

4202021 433 350 345 238 275 275 220

$ton 4272021 2680 1862 1605 950 1271 1095 697

4202021 2680 1862 1601 950 1290 1111 691- -


Last year 29 26 28 36 44 44 28

3-year avg 2

-12 -19 -16 -23 -20 -21 -24-2 6 6

Rate1

May 428 348 342 238 267 267 221

July 408 335 326 229 253 253 215




April 29 2021


Table 10



Mississippi River

Rock Island IL (L15) 215 3 5 0 223

Winfield MO (L25) 421 5 33 0 459

Alton IL (L26) 665 9 29 0 703

Granite City IL (L27) 708 13 38 0 758




Weekly total - 2021 797 59 92 10 958

Weekly total - 2020 399 22 239 0 659

2021 YTD1

9005 350 3291 126 12772

2020 YTD1

4404 489 3336 13 8243

2021 as of 2020 YTD 204 72 99 938 155


192 106 57 432 143

Total 2020 18942 1765 19205 237 40149






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Table 11

Change from


I East Coast 3093 -0003 0548

New England 3080 0009 0403



II Midwest 3058 0004 0771



V West Coast 3651 0006 0717






Figure 13



$3124$2437

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April 29 2021


Grain Exports

Table 13



Exports3



Mexico 13281 12257 8 14869

Japan 9473 7861 21 11221

Columbia 3434 3361 2 4830

Korea 2914 1702 71 4011

China 23137 880 2529 909

Top 5 importers 52238 26061 100 35840




387 659











Table 12




Export balances1

4152021 1102 246 1271 1333 70 4021 27805 5103 36929



202021 YTD 7519 1529 6409 5297 595 21349 39393 55724 116466

201920 YTD 8135 2140 6153 4250 741 21419 21582 33023 76024

YTD 202021 as of 201920 92 71 104 125 80 100 183 169 153


Total 201920 9526 2318 6960 4751 922 24477 42622 43994 111094






April 29 2021


Table 14



Exports3



China 35649 12634 182 19106

Mexico 4563 4103 11 4591

Egypt 2619 2505 5 2980

Indonesia 1920 1614 19 2360

Japan 1970 2120 (7) 2288

Top 5 importers 46720 22977 103 31324




64 345









Table 15



Exports3



1000 mt - - 1000 mt -

Mexico 3555 3741 (5) 3213

Philippines 3204 3275 (2) 2888

Japan 2488 2683 (7) 2655

Nigeria 1391 1533 (9) 1433

Korea 1842 1556 18 1372

Indonesia 879 1011 (13) 1195

Taiwan 1185 1293 (8) 1175

Thailand 807 879 (8) 727

Italy 600 877 (32) 622

Colombia 382 792 (52) 618

Top 10 importers 16333 17639 (7) 15897




240 245




Total Commitments






April 29 2021



Table 16




Pacific Northwest

Wheat 487 476 102 5296 5044 105 130 131 15966

Corn 612 436 140 6322 2303 275 240 129 9969

Soybeans 0 0 na 3645 2423 150 7 5 14028

Total 1099 912 121 15263 9769 156 153 114 39963

Mississippi Gulf

Wheat 51 62 82 659 1251 53 79 61 3422

Corn 1090 878 124 16271 9063 180 165 151 28781

Soybeans 131 96 137 9284 8307 112 47 54 38013

Total 1272 1035 123 26214 18622 141 124 119 70215

Texas Gulf

Wheat 16 77 21 1104 1154 96 108 65 4248

Corn 10 0 na 185 213 87 21 20 723


Total 26 77 34 1944 1373 142 89 59 7068

Interior

Wheat 40 44 91 834 791 105 122 148 2263

Corn 197 194 102 2891 2448 118 133 125 8683

Soybeans 101 124 81 2275 2165 105 124 102 7274

Total 339 363 93 6001 5404 111 128 119 18220

Great Lakes

Wheat 0 1 0 21 110 19 1 2 891

Corn 0 25 0 25 0 na na 323 111

Soybeans 0 0 na 0 8 0 0 0 1111

Total 0 26 0 45 118 38 22 28 2113

Atlantic

Wheat 0 0 na 71 1 na 0 0 65

Corn 7 0 na 14 0 na na 111 33

Soybeans 14 13 103 967 331 292 260 95 1870

Total 21 13 155 1053 333 317 284 90 1968

US total from ports

Wheat 594 660 90 7985 8351 96 113 104 26854

Corn 1917 1532 125 25708 14026 183 173 139 48301

Soybeans 246 234 105 16828 13241 127 62 59 64394

Total 2757 2425 114 50520 35618 142 131 113 139548



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April 29 2021


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Pacific

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April 29 2021



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April 29 2021


Table 8


change4


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OK Cuautitlan EM $6713 $105 $6965 $189 -1




SD Celaya GJ $8140 $0 $8317 $211 0

NE Queretaro QA $8300 $218 $8704 $221 0



SD Torreon CU $7690 $0 $7857 $199 0



IA El Castillo JA $9410 $0 $9615 $261 -1

KS Torreon CU $8014 $349 $8545 $232 1


KS Queretaro QA $8108 $131 $8417 $214 0







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Twin Cities 619

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St Louis 399

Cairo-Memphis 314


Lower Ohio 404

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Table 9


Twin

Cities

Mid-

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Illinois


Lower

Ohio

Cairo-

Memphis

Rate1

4272021 433 350 346 238 271 271 222

4202021 433 350 345 238 275 275 220

$ton 4272021 2680 1862 1605 950 1271 1095 697

4202021 2680 1862 1601 950 1290 1111 691- -


Last year 29 26 28 36 44 44 28

3-year avg 2

-12 -19 -16 -23 -20 -21 -24-2 6 6

Rate1

May 428 348 342 238 267 267 221

July 408 335 326 229 253 253 215




April 29 2021


Table 10



Mississippi River

Rock Island IL (L15) 215 3 5 0 223

Winfield MO (L25) 421 5 33 0 459

Alton IL (L26) 665 9 29 0 703

Granite City IL (L27) 708 13 38 0 758




Weekly total - 2021 797 59 92 10 958

Weekly total - 2020 399 22 239 0 659

2021 YTD1

9005 350 3291 126 12772

2020 YTD1

4404 489 3336 13 8243

2021 as of 2020 YTD 204 72 99 938 155


192 106 57 432 143

Total 2020 18942 1765 19205 237 40149






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Table 11

Change from


I East Coast 3093 -0003 0548

New England 3080 0009 0403



II Midwest 3058 0004 0771



V West Coast 3651 0006 0717






Figure 13



$3124$2437

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April 29 2021


Grain Exports

Table 13



Exports3



Mexico 13281 12257 8 14869

Japan 9473 7861 21 11221

Columbia 3434 3361 2 4830

Korea 2914 1702 71 4011

China 23137 880 2529 909

Top 5 importers 52238 26061 100 35840




387 659











Table 12




Export balances1

4152021 1102 246 1271 1333 70 4021 27805 5103 36929



202021 YTD 7519 1529 6409 5297 595 21349 39393 55724 116466

201920 YTD 8135 2140 6153 4250 741 21419 21582 33023 76024

YTD 202021 as of 201920 92 71 104 125 80 100 183 169 153


Total 201920 9526 2318 6960 4751 922 24477 42622 43994 111094






April 29 2021


Table 14



Exports3



China 35649 12634 182 19106

Mexico 4563 4103 11 4591

Egypt 2619 2505 5 2980

Indonesia 1920 1614 19 2360

Japan 1970 2120 (7) 2288

Top 5 importers 46720 22977 103 31324




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Table 15



Exports3



1000 mt - - 1000 mt -

Mexico 3555 3741 (5) 3213

Philippines 3204 3275 (2) 2888

Japan 2488 2683 (7) 2655

Nigeria 1391 1533 (9) 1433

Korea 1842 1556 18 1372

Indonesia 879 1011 (13) 1195

Taiwan 1185 1293 (8) 1175

Thailand 807 879 (8) 727

Italy 600 877 (32) 622

Colombia 382 792 (52) 618

Top 10 importers 16333 17639 (7) 15897




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April 29 2021



Table 16




Pacific Northwest

Wheat 487 476 102 5296 5044 105 130 131 15966

Corn 612 436 140 6322 2303 275 240 129 9969

Soybeans 0 0 na 3645 2423 150 7 5 14028

Total 1099 912 121 15263 9769 156 153 114 39963

Mississippi Gulf

Wheat 51 62 82 659 1251 53 79 61 3422

Corn 1090 878 124 16271 9063 180 165 151 28781

Soybeans 131 96 137 9284 8307 112 47 54 38013

Total 1272 1035 123 26214 18622 141 124 119 70215

Texas Gulf

Wheat 16 77 21 1104 1154 96 108 65 4248

Corn 10 0 na 185 213 87 21 20 723


Total 26 77 34 1944 1373 142 89 59 7068

Interior

Wheat 40 44 91 834 791 105 122 148 2263

Corn 197 194 102 2891 2448 118 133 125 8683

Soybeans 101 124 81 2275 2165 105 124 102 7274

Total 339 363 93 6001 5404 111 128 119 18220

Great Lakes

Wheat 0 1 0 21 110 19 1 2 891

Corn 0 25 0 25 0 na na 323 111

Soybeans 0 0 na 0 8 0 0 0 1111

Total 0 26 0 45 118 38 22 28 2113

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Corn 7 0 na 14 0 na na 111 33

Soybeans 14 13 103 967 331 292 260 95 1870

Total 21 13 155 1053 333 317 284 90 1968

US total from ports

Wheat 594 660 90 7985 8351 96 113 104 26854

Corn 1917 1532 125 25708 14026 183 173 139 48301

Soybeans 246 234 105 16828 13241 127 62 59 64394

Total 2757 2425 114 50520 35618 142 131 113 139548



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4202021 433 350 345 238 275 275 220

$ton 4272021 2680 1862 1605 950 1271 1095 697

4202021 2680 1862 1601 950 1290 1111 691- -


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May 428 348 342 238 267 267 221

July 408 335 326 229 253 253 215




April 29 2021


Table 10



Mississippi River

Rock Island IL (L15) 215 3 5 0 223

Winfield MO (L25) 421 5 33 0 459

Alton IL (L26) 665 9 29 0 703

Granite City IL (L27) 708 13 38 0 758




Weekly total - 2021 797 59 92 10 958

Weekly total - 2020 399 22 239 0 659

2021 YTD1

9005 350 3291 126 12772

2020 YTD1

4404 489 3336 13 8243

2021 as of 2020 YTD 204 72 99 938 155


192 106 57 432 143

Total 2020 18942 1765 19205 237 40149






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Table 13



Exports3



Mexico 13281 12257 8 14869

Japan 9473 7861 21 11221

Columbia 3434 3361 2 4830

Korea 2914 1702 71 4011

China 23137 880 2529 909

Top 5 importers 52238 26061 100 35840




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Table 12




Export balances1

4152021 1102 246 1271 1333 70 4021 27805 5103 36929



202021 YTD 7519 1529 6409 5297 595 21349 39393 55724 116466

201920 YTD 8135 2140 6153 4250 741 21419 21582 33023 76024

YTD 202021 as of 201920 92 71 104 125 80 100 183 169 153


Total 201920 9526 2318 6960 4751 922 24477 42622 43994 111094






April 29 2021


Table 14



Exports3



China 35649 12634 182 19106

Mexico 4563 4103 11 4591

Egypt 2619 2505 5 2980

Indonesia 1920 1614 19 2360

Japan 1970 2120 (7) 2288

Top 5 importers 46720 22977 103 31324




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Table 15



Exports3



1000 mt - - 1000 mt -

Mexico 3555 3741 (5) 3213

Philippines 3204 3275 (2) 2888

Japan 2488 2683 (7) 2655

Nigeria 1391 1533 (9) 1433

Korea 1842 1556 18 1372

Indonesia 879 1011 (13) 1195

Taiwan 1185 1293 (8) 1175

Thailand 807 879 (8) 727

Italy 600 877 (32) 622

Colombia 382 792 (52) 618

Top 10 importers 16333 17639 (7) 15897




240 245




Total Commitments






April 29 2021



Table 16




Pacific Northwest

Wheat 487 476 102 5296 5044 105 130 131 15966

Corn 612 436 140 6322 2303 275 240 129 9969

Soybeans 0 0 na 3645 2423 150 7 5 14028

Total 1099 912 121 15263 9769 156 153 114 39963

Mississippi Gulf

Wheat 51 62 82 659 1251 53 79 61 3422

Corn 1090 878 124 16271 9063 180 165 151 28781

Soybeans 131 96 137 9284 8307 112 47 54 38013

Total 1272 1035 123 26214 18622 141 124 119 70215

Texas Gulf

Wheat 16 77 21 1104 1154 96 108 65 4248

Corn 10 0 na 185 213 87 21 20 723


Total 26 77 34 1944 1373 142 89 59 7068

Interior

Wheat 40 44 91 834 791 105 122 148 2263

Corn 197 194 102 2891 2448 118 133 125 8683

Soybeans 101 124 81 2275 2165 105 124 102 7274

Total 339 363 93 6001 5404 111 128 119 18220

Great Lakes

Wheat 0 1 0 21 110 19 1 2 891

Corn 0 25 0 25 0 na na 323 111

Soybeans 0 0 na 0 8 0 0 0 1111

Total 0 26 0 45 118 38 22 28 2113

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Wheat 0 0 na 71 1 na 0 0 65

Corn 7 0 na 14 0 na na 111 33

Soybeans 14 13 103 967 331 292 260 95 1870

Total 21 13 155 1053 333 317 284 90 1968

US total from ports

Wheat 594 660 90 7985 8351 96 113 104 26854

Corn 1917 1532 125 25708 14026 183 173 139 48301

Soybeans 246 234 105 16828 13241 127 62 59 64394

Total 2757 2425 114 50520 35618 142 131 113 139548



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4202021 433 350 345 238 275 275 220

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July 408 335 326 229 253 253 215




April 29 2021


Table 10



Mississippi River

Rock Island IL (L15) 215 3 5 0 223

Winfield MO (L25) 421 5 33 0 459

Alton IL (L26) 665 9 29 0 703

Granite City IL (L27) 708 13 38 0 758




Weekly total - 2021 797 59 92 10 958

Weekly total - 2020 399 22 239 0 659

2021 YTD1

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2021 as of 2020 YTD 204 72 99 938 155


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Change from


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Table 13



Exports3



Mexico 13281 12257 8 14869

Japan 9473 7861 21 11221

Columbia 3434 3361 2 4830

Korea 2914 1702 71 4011

China 23137 880 2529 909

Top 5 importers 52238 26061 100 35840




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Table 12




Export balances1

4152021 1102 246 1271 1333 70 4021 27805 5103 36929



202021 YTD 7519 1529 6409 5297 595 21349 39393 55724 116466

201920 YTD 8135 2140 6153 4250 741 21419 21582 33023 76024

YTD 202021 as of 201920 92 71 104 125 80 100 183 169 153


Total 201920 9526 2318 6960 4751 922 24477 42622 43994 111094






April 29 2021


Table 14



Exports3



China 35649 12634 182 19106

Mexico 4563 4103 11 4591

Egypt 2619 2505 5 2980

Indonesia 1920 1614 19 2360

Japan 1970 2120 (7) 2288

Top 5 importers 46720 22977 103 31324




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Table 15



Exports3



1000 mt - - 1000 mt -

Mexico 3555 3741 (5) 3213

Philippines 3204 3275 (2) 2888

Japan 2488 2683 (7) 2655

Nigeria 1391 1533 (9) 1433

Korea 1842 1556 18 1372

Indonesia 879 1011 (13) 1195

Taiwan 1185 1293 (8) 1175

Thailand 807 879 (8) 727

Italy 600 877 (32) 622

Colombia 382 792 (52) 618

Top 10 importers 16333 17639 (7) 15897




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April 29 2021



Table 16




Pacific Northwest

Wheat 487 476 102 5296 5044 105 130 131 15966

Corn 612 436 140 6322 2303 275 240 129 9969

Soybeans 0 0 na 3645 2423 150 7 5 14028

Total 1099 912 121 15263 9769 156 153 114 39963

Mississippi Gulf

Wheat 51 62 82 659 1251 53 79 61 3422

Corn 1090 878 124 16271 9063 180 165 151 28781

Soybeans 131 96 137 9284 8307 112 47 54 38013

Total 1272 1035 123 26214 18622 141 124 119 70215

Texas Gulf

Wheat 16 77 21 1104 1154 96 108 65 4248

Corn 10 0 na 185 213 87 21 20 723


Total 26 77 34 1944 1373 142 89 59 7068

Interior

Wheat 40 44 91 834 791 105 122 148 2263

Corn 197 194 102 2891 2448 118 133 125 8683

Soybeans 101 124 81 2275 2165 105 124 102 7274

Total 339 363 93 6001 5404 111 128 119 18220

Great Lakes

Wheat 0 1 0 21 110 19 1 2 891

Corn 0 25 0 25 0 na na 323 111

Soybeans 0 0 na 0 8 0 0 0 1111

Total 0 26 0 45 118 38 22 28 2113

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Wheat 0 0 na 71 1 na 0 0 65

Corn 7 0 na 14 0 na na 111 33

Soybeans 14 13 103 967 331 292 260 95 1870

Total 21 13 155 1053 333 317 284 90 1968

US total from ports

Wheat 594 660 90 7985 8351 96 113 104 26854

Corn 1917 1532 125 25708 14026 183 173 139 48301

Soybeans 246 234 105 16828 13241 127 62 59 64394

Total 2757 2425 114 50520 35618 142 131 113 139548



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4202021 433 350 345 238 275 275 220

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May 428 348 342 238 267 267 221

July 408 335 326 229 253 253 215




April 29 2021


Table 10



Mississippi River

Rock Island IL (L15) 215 3 5 0 223

Winfield MO (L25) 421 5 33 0 459

Alton IL (L26) 665 9 29 0 703

Granite City IL (L27) 708 13 38 0 758




Weekly total - 2021 797 59 92 10 958

Weekly total - 2020 399 22 239 0 659

2021 YTD1

9005 350 3291 126 12772

2020 YTD1

4404 489 3336 13 8243

2021 as of 2020 YTD 204 72 99 938 155


192 106 57 432 143

Total 2020 18942 1765 19205 237 40149






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Table 13



Exports3



Mexico 13281 12257 8 14869

Japan 9473 7861 21 11221

Columbia 3434 3361 2 4830

Korea 2914 1702 71 4011

China 23137 880 2529 909

Top 5 importers 52238 26061 100 35840




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Table 12




Export balances1

4152021 1102 246 1271 1333 70 4021 27805 5103 36929



202021 YTD 7519 1529 6409 5297 595 21349 39393 55724 116466

201920 YTD 8135 2140 6153 4250 741 21419 21582 33023 76024

YTD 202021 as of 201920 92 71 104 125 80 100 183 169 153


Total 201920 9526 2318 6960 4751 922 24477 42622 43994 111094






April 29 2021


Table 14



Exports3



China 35649 12634 182 19106

Mexico 4563 4103 11 4591

Egypt 2619 2505 5 2980

Indonesia 1920 1614 19 2360

Japan 1970 2120 (7) 2288

Top 5 importers 46720 22977 103 31324




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Table 15



Exports3



1000 mt - - 1000 mt -

Mexico 3555 3741 (5) 3213

Philippines 3204 3275 (2) 2888

Japan 2488 2683 (7) 2655

Nigeria 1391 1533 (9) 1433

Korea 1842 1556 18 1372

Indonesia 879 1011 (13) 1195

Taiwan 1185 1293 (8) 1175

Thailand 807 879 (8) 727

Italy 600 877 (32) 622

Colombia 382 792 (52) 618

Top 10 importers 16333 17639 (7) 15897




240 245




Total Commitments






April 29 2021



Table 16




Pacific Northwest

Wheat 487 476 102 5296 5044 105 130 131 15966

Corn 612 436 140 6322 2303 275 240 129 9969

Soybeans 0 0 na 3645 2423 150 7 5 14028

Total 1099 912 121 15263 9769 156 153 114 39963

Mississippi Gulf

Wheat 51 62 82 659 1251 53 79 61 3422

Corn 1090 878 124 16271 9063 180 165 151 28781

Soybeans 131 96 137 9284 8307 112 47 54 38013

Total 1272 1035 123 26214 18622 141 124 119 70215

Texas Gulf

Wheat 16 77 21 1104 1154 96 108 65 4248

Corn 10 0 na 185 213 87 21 20 723


Total 26 77 34 1944 1373 142 89 59 7068

Interior

Wheat 40 44 91 834 791 105 122 148 2263

Corn 197 194 102 2891 2448 118 133 125 8683

Soybeans 101 124 81 2275 2165 105 124 102 7274

Total 339 363 93 6001 5404 111 128 119 18220

Great Lakes

Wheat 0 1 0 21 110 19 1 2 891

Corn 0 25 0 25 0 na na 323 111

Soybeans 0 0 na 0 8 0 0 0 1111

Total 0 26 0 45 118 38 22 28 2113

Atlantic

Wheat 0 0 na 71 1 na 0 0 65

Corn 7 0 na 14 0 na na 111 33

Soybeans 14 13 103 967 331 292 260 95 1870

Total 21 13 155 1053 333 317 284 90 1968

US total from ports

Wheat 594 660 90 7985 8351 96 113 104 26854

Corn 1917 1532 125 25708 14026 183 173 139 48301

Soybeans 246 234 105 16828 13241 127 62 59 64394

Total 2757 2425 114 50520 35618 142 131 113 139548



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Table 10



Mississippi River

Rock Island IL (L15) 215 3 5 0 223

Winfield MO (L25) 421 5 33 0 459

Alton IL (L26) 665 9 29 0 703

Granite City IL (L27) 708 13 38 0 758




Weekly total - 2021 797 59 92 10 958

Weekly total - 2020 399 22 239 0 659

2021 YTD1

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2021 as of 2020 YTD 204 72 99 938 155


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Table 13



Exports3



Mexico 13281 12257 8 14869

Japan 9473 7861 21 11221

Columbia 3434 3361 2 4830

Korea 2914 1702 71 4011

China 23137 880 2529 909

Top 5 importers 52238 26061 100 35840




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Table 12




Export balances1

4152021 1102 246 1271 1333 70 4021 27805 5103 36929



202021 YTD 7519 1529 6409 5297 595 21349 39393 55724 116466

201920 YTD 8135 2140 6153 4250 741 21419 21582 33023 76024

YTD 202021 as of 201920 92 71 104 125 80 100 183 169 153


Total 201920 9526 2318 6960 4751 922 24477 42622 43994 111094






April 29 2021


Table 14



Exports3



China 35649 12634 182 19106

Mexico 4563 4103 11 4591

Egypt 2619 2505 5 2980

Indonesia 1920 1614 19 2360

Japan 1970 2120 (7) 2288

Top 5 importers 46720 22977 103 31324




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Table 15



Exports3



1000 mt - - 1000 mt -

Mexico 3555 3741 (5) 3213

Philippines 3204 3275 (2) 2888

Japan 2488 2683 (7) 2655

Nigeria 1391 1533 (9) 1433

Korea 1842 1556 18 1372

Indonesia 879 1011 (13) 1195

Taiwan 1185 1293 (8) 1175

Thailand 807 879 (8) 727

Italy 600 877 (32) 622

Colombia 382 792 (52) 618

Top 10 importers 16333 17639 (7) 15897




240 245




Total Commitments






April 29 2021



Table 16




Pacific Northwest

Wheat 487 476 102 5296 5044 105 130 131 15966

Corn 612 436 140 6322 2303 275 240 129 9969

Soybeans 0 0 na 3645 2423 150 7 5 14028

Total 1099 912 121 15263 9769 156 153 114 39963

Mississippi Gulf

Wheat 51 62 82 659 1251 53 79 61 3422

Corn 1090 878 124 16271 9063 180 165 151 28781

Soybeans 131 96 137 9284 8307 112 47 54 38013

Total 1272 1035 123 26214 18622 141 124 119 70215

Texas Gulf

Wheat 16 77 21 1104 1154 96 108 65 4248

Corn 10 0 na 185 213 87 21 20 723


Total 26 77 34 1944 1373 142 89 59 7068

Interior

Wheat 40 44 91 834 791 105 122 148 2263

Corn 197 194 102 2891 2448 118 133 125 8683

Soybeans 101 124 81 2275 2165 105 124 102 7274

Total 339 363 93 6001 5404 111 128 119 18220

Great Lakes

Wheat 0 1 0 21 110 19 1 2 891

Corn 0 25 0 25 0 na na 323 111

Soybeans 0 0 na 0 8 0 0 0 1111

Total 0 26 0 45 118 38 22 28 2113

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Wheat 0 0 na 71 1 na 0 0 65

Corn 7 0 na 14 0 na na 111 33

Soybeans 14 13 103 967 331 292 260 95 1870

Total 21 13 155 1053 333 317 284 90 1968

US total from ports

Wheat 594 660 90 7985 8351 96 113 104 26854

Corn 1917 1532 125 25708 14026 183 173 139 48301

Soybeans 246 234 105 16828 13241 127 62 59 64394

Total 2757 2425 114 50520 35618 142 131 113 139548



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Table 11

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Grain Exports

Table 13



Exports3



Mexico 13281 12257 8 14869

Japan 9473 7861 21 11221

Columbia 3434 3361 2 4830

Korea 2914 1702 71 4011

China 23137 880 2529 909

Top 5 importers 52238 26061 100 35840




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Table 12




Export balances1

4152021 1102 246 1271 1333 70 4021 27805 5103 36929



202021 YTD 7519 1529 6409 5297 595 21349 39393 55724 116466

201920 YTD 8135 2140 6153 4250 741 21419 21582 33023 76024

YTD 202021 as of 201920 92 71 104 125 80 100 183 169 153


Total 201920 9526 2318 6960 4751 922 24477 42622 43994 111094






April 29 2021


Table 14



Exports3



China 35649 12634 182 19106

Mexico 4563 4103 11 4591

Egypt 2619 2505 5 2980

Indonesia 1920 1614 19 2360

Japan 1970 2120 (7) 2288

Top 5 importers 46720 22977 103 31324




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Table 15



Exports3



1000 mt - - 1000 mt -

Mexico 3555 3741 (5) 3213

Philippines 3204 3275 (2) 2888

Japan 2488 2683 (7) 2655

Nigeria 1391 1533 (9) 1433

Korea 1842 1556 18 1372

Indonesia 879 1011 (13) 1195

Taiwan 1185 1293 (8) 1175

Thailand 807 879 (8) 727

Italy 600 877 (32) 622

Colombia 382 792 (52) 618

Top 10 importers 16333 17639 (7) 15897




240 245




Total Commitments






April 29 2021



Table 16




Pacific Northwest

Wheat 487 476 102 5296 5044 105 130 131 15966

Corn 612 436 140 6322 2303 275 240 129 9969

Soybeans 0 0 na 3645 2423 150 7 5 14028

Total 1099 912 121 15263 9769 156 153 114 39963

Mississippi Gulf

Wheat 51 62 82 659 1251 53 79 61 3422

Corn 1090 878 124 16271 9063 180 165 151 28781

Soybeans 131 96 137 9284 8307 112 47 54 38013

Total 1272 1035 123 26214 18622 141 124 119 70215

Texas Gulf

Wheat 16 77 21 1104 1154 96 108 65 4248

Corn 10 0 na 185 213 87 21 20 723


Total 26 77 34 1944 1373 142 89 59 7068

Interior

Wheat 40 44 91 834 791 105 122 148 2263

Corn 197 194 102 2891 2448 118 133 125 8683

Soybeans 101 124 81 2275 2165 105 124 102 7274

Total 339 363 93 6001 5404 111 128 119 18220

Great Lakes

Wheat 0 1 0 21 110 19 1 2 891

Corn 0 25 0 25 0 na na 323 111

Soybeans 0 0 na 0 8 0 0 0 1111

Total 0 26 0 45 118 38 22 28 2113

Atlantic

Wheat 0 0 na 71 1 na 0 0 65

Corn 7 0 na 14 0 na na 111 33

Soybeans 14 13 103 967 331 292 260 95 1870

Total 21 13 155 1053 333 317 284 90 1968

US total from ports

Wheat 594 660 90 7985 8351 96 113 104 26854

Corn 1917 1532 125 25708 14026 183 173 139 48301

Soybeans 246 234 105 16828 13241 127 62 59 64394

Total 2757 2425 114 50520 35618 142 131 113 139548



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April 29 2021


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Table 13



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Mexico 13281 12257 8 14869

Japan 9473 7861 21 11221

Columbia 3434 3361 2 4830

Korea 2914 1702 71 4011

China 23137 880 2529 909

Top 5 importers 52238 26061 100 35840




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Table 12




Export balances1

4152021 1102 246 1271 1333 70 4021 27805 5103 36929



202021 YTD 7519 1529 6409 5297 595 21349 39393 55724 116466

201920 YTD 8135 2140 6153 4250 741 21419 21582 33023 76024

YTD 202021 as of 201920 92 71 104 125 80 100 183 169 153


Total 201920 9526 2318 6960 4751 922 24477 42622 43994 111094






April 29 2021


Table 14



Exports3



China 35649 12634 182 19106

Mexico 4563 4103 11 4591

Egypt 2619 2505 5 2980

Indonesia 1920 1614 19 2360

Japan 1970 2120 (7) 2288

Top 5 importers 46720 22977 103 31324




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Table 15



Exports3



1000 mt - - 1000 mt -

Mexico 3555 3741 (5) 3213

Philippines 3204 3275 (2) 2888

Japan 2488 2683 (7) 2655

Nigeria 1391 1533 (9) 1433

Korea 1842 1556 18 1372

Indonesia 879 1011 (13) 1195

Taiwan 1185 1293 (8) 1175

Thailand 807 879 (8) 727

Italy 600 877 (32) 622

Colombia 382 792 (52) 618

Top 10 importers 16333 17639 (7) 15897




240 245




Total Commitments






April 29 2021



Table 16




Pacific Northwest

Wheat 487 476 102 5296 5044 105 130 131 15966

Corn 612 436 140 6322 2303 275 240 129 9969

Soybeans 0 0 na 3645 2423 150 7 5 14028

Total 1099 912 121 15263 9769 156 153 114 39963

Mississippi Gulf

Wheat 51 62 82 659 1251 53 79 61 3422

Corn 1090 878 124 16271 9063 180 165 151 28781

Soybeans 131 96 137 9284 8307 112 47 54 38013

Total 1272 1035 123 26214 18622 141 124 119 70215

Texas Gulf

Wheat 16 77 21 1104 1154 96 108 65 4248

Corn 10 0 na 185 213 87 21 20 723


Total 26 77 34 1944 1373 142 89 59 7068

Interior

Wheat 40 44 91 834 791 105 122 148 2263

Corn 197 194 102 2891 2448 118 133 125 8683

Soybeans 101 124 81 2275 2165 105 124 102 7274

Total 339 363 93 6001 5404 111 128 119 18220

Great Lakes

Wheat 0 1 0 21 110 19 1 2 891

Corn 0 25 0 25 0 na na 323 111

Soybeans 0 0 na 0 8 0 0 0 1111

Total 0 26 0 45 118 38 22 28 2113

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Wheat 0 0 na 71 1 na 0 0 65

Corn 7 0 na 14 0 na na 111 33

Soybeans 14 13 103 967 331 292 260 95 1870

Total 21 13 155 1053 333 317 284 90 1968

US total from ports

Wheat 594 660 90 7985 8351 96 113 104 26854

Corn 1917 1532 125 25708 14026 183 173 139 48301

Soybeans 246 234 105 16828 13241 127 62 59 64394

Total 2757 2425 114 50520 35618 142 131 113 139548



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Grain Exports

Table 13



Exports3



Mexico 13281 12257 8 14869

Japan 9473 7861 21 11221

Columbia 3434 3361 2 4830

Korea 2914 1702 71 4011

China 23137 880 2529 909

Top 5 importers 52238 26061 100 35840




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Table 12




Export balances1

4152021 1102 246 1271 1333 70 4021 27805 5103 36929



202021 YTD 7519 1529 6409 5297 595 21349 39393 55724 116466

201920 YTD 8135 2140 6153 4250 741 21419 21582 33023 76024

YTD 202021 as of 201920 92 71 104 125 80 100 183 169 153


Total 201920 9526 2318 6960 4751 922 24477 42622 43994 111094






April 29 2021


Table 14



Exports3



China 35649 12634 182 19106

Mexico 4563 4103 11 4591

Egypt 2619 2505 5 2980

Indonesia 1920 1614 19 2360

Japan 1970 2120 (7) 2288

Top 5 importers 46720 22977 103 31324




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Table 15



Exports3



1000 mt - - 1000 mt -

Mexico 3555 3741 (5) 3213

Philippines 3204 3275 (2) 2888

Japan 2488 2683 (7) 2655

Nigeria 1391 1533 (9) 1433

Korea 1842 1556 18 1372

Indonesia 879 1011 (13) 1195

Taiwan 1185 1293 (8) 1175

Thailand 807 879 (8) 727

Italy 600 877 (32) 622

Colombia 382 792 (52) 618

Top 10 importers 16333 17639 (7) 15897




240 245




Total Commitments






April 29 2021



Table 16




Pacific Northwest

Wheat 487 476 102 5296 5044 105 130 131 15966

Corn 612 436 140 6322 2303 275 240 129 9969

Soybeans 0 0 na 3645 2423 150 7 5 14028

Total 1099 912 121 15263 9769 156 153 114 39963

Mississippi Gulf

Wheat 51 62 82 659 1251 53 79 61 3422

Corn 1090 878 124 16271 9063 180 165 151 28781

Soybeans 131 96 137 9284 8307 112 47 54 38013

Total 1272 1035 123 26214 18622 141 124 119 70215

Texas Gulf

Wheat 16 77 21 1104 1154 96 108 65 4248

Corn 10 0 na 185 213 87 21 20 723


Total 26 77 34 1944 1373 142 89 59 7068

Interior

Wheat 40 44 91 834 791 105 122 148 2263

Corn 197 194 102 2891 2448 118 133 125 8683

Soybeans 101 124 81 2275 2165 105 124 102 7274

Total 339 363 93 6001 5404 111 128 119 18220

Great Lakes

Wheat 0 1 0 21 110 19 1 2 891

Corn 0 25 0 25 0 na na 323 111

Soybeans 0 0 na 0 8 0 0 0 1111

Total 0 26 0 45 118 38 22 28 2113

Atlantic

Wheat 0 0 na 71 1 na 0 0 65

Corn 7 0 na 14 0 na na 111 33

Soybeans 14 13 103 967 331 292 260 95 1870

Total 21 13 155 1053 333 317 284 90 1968

US total from ports

Wheat 594 660 90 7985 8351 96 113 104 26854

Corn 1917 1532 125 25708 14026 183 173 139 48301

Soybeans 246 234 105 16828 13241 127 62 59 64394

Total 2757 2425 114 50520 35618 142 131 113 139548



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April 29 2021


Table 14



Exports3



China 35649 12634 182 19106

Mexico 4563 4103 11 4591

Egypt 2619 2505 5 2980

Indonesia 1920 1614 19 2360

Japan 1970 2120 (7) 2288

Top 5 importers 46720 22977 103 31324




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Table 15



Exports3



1000 mt - - 1000 mt -

Mexico 3555 3741 (5) 3213

Philippines 3204 3275 (2) 2888

Japan 2488 2683 (7) 2655

Nigeria 1391 1533 (9) 1433

Korea 1842 1556 18 1372

Indonesia 879 1011 (13) 1195

Taiwan 1185 1293 (8) 1175

Thailand 807 879 (8) 727

Italy 600 877 (32) 622

Colombia 382 792 (52) 618

Top 10 importers 16333 17639 (7) 15897




240 245




Total Commitments






April 29 2021



Table 16




Pacific Northwest

Wheat 487 476 102 5296 5044 105 130 131 15966

Corn 612 436 140 6322 2303 275 240 129 9969

Soybeans 0 0 na 3645 2423 150 7 5 14028

Total 1099 912 121 15263 9769 156 153 114 39963

Mississippi Gulf

Wheat 51 62 82 659 1251 53 79 61 3422

Corn 1090 878 124 16271 9063 180 165 151 28781

Soybeans 131 96 137 9284 8307 112 47 54 38013

Total 1272 1035 123 26214 18622 141 124 119 70215

Texas Gulf

Wheat 16 77 21 1104 1154 96 108 65 4248

Corn 10 0 na 185 213 87 21 20 723


Total 26 77 34 1944 1373 142 89 59 7068

Interior

Wheat 40 44 91 834 791 105 122 148 2263

Corn 197 194 102 2891 2448 118 133 125 8683

Soybeans 101 124 81 2275 2165 105 124 102 7274

Total 339 363 93 6001 5404 111 128 119 18220

Great Lakes

Wheat 0 1 0 21 110 19 1 2 891

Corn 0 25 0 25 0 na na 323 111

Soybeans 0 0 na 0 8 0 0 0 1111

Total 0 26 0 45 118 38 22 28 2113

Atlantic

Wheat 0 0 na 71 1 na 0 0 65

Corn 7 0 na 14 0 na na 111 33

Soybeans 14 13 103 967 331 292 260 95 1870

Total 21 13 155 1053 333 317 284 90 1968

US total from ports

Wheat 594 660 90 7985 8351 96 113 104 26854

Corn 1917 1532 125 25708 14026 183 173 139 48301

Soybeans 246 234 105 16828 13241 127 62 59 64394

Total 2757 2425 114 50520 35618 142 131 113 139548



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April 29 2021


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April 29 2021



Table 16




Pacific Northwest

Wheat 487 476 102 5296 5044 105 130 131 15966

Corn 612 436 140 6322 2303 275 240 129 9969

Soybeans 0 0 na 3645 2423 150 7 5 14028

Total 1099 912 121 15263 9769 156 153 114 39963

Mississippi Gulf

Wheat 51 62 82 659 1251 53 79 61 3422

Corn 1090 878 124 16271 9063 180 165 151 28781

Soybeans 131 96 137 9284 8307 112 47 54 38013

Total 1272 1035 123 26214 18622 141 124 119 70215

Texas Gulf

Wheat 16 77 21 1104 1154 96 108 65 4248

Corn 10 0 na 185 213 87 21 20 723


Total 26 77 34 1944 1373 142 89 59 7068

Interior

Wheat 40 44 91 834 791 105 122 148 2263

Corn 197 194 102 2891 2448 118 133 125 8683

Soybeans 101 124 81 2275 2165 105 124 102 7274

Total 339 363 93 6001 5404 111 128 119 18220

Great Lakes

Wheat 0 1 0 21 110 19 1 2 891

Corn 0 25 0 25 0 na na 323 111

Soybeans 0 0 na 0 8 0 0 0 1111

Total 0 26 0 45 118 38 22 28 2113

Atlantic

Wheat 0 0 na 71 1 na 0 0 65

Corn 7 0 na 14 0 na na 111 33

Soybeans 14 13 103 967 331 292 260 95 1870

Total 21 13 155 1053 333 317 284 90 1968

US total from ports

Wheat 594 660 90 7985 8351 96 113 104 26854

Corn 1917 1532 125 25708 14026 183 173 139 48301

Soybeans 246 234 105 16828 13241 127 62 59 64394

Total 2757 2425 114 50520 35618 142 131 113 139548



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01

9

121

92

01

9

11

62

020

21

32

020

31

22

020

49

20

20

57

20

20

64

20

20

72

20

20

73

02

020

82

72

020

92

42

020

102

22

02

0

111

92

02

0

121

72

02

0

11

42

021

21

12

021

31

12

021

48

20

21

56

20

21

63

20

21

71

20

21

72

92

021

82

62

021

Mil

lion

bu

sh

els

(m

bu

)




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Figure 16


0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

100

82

02

0

101

52

02

0

102

22

02

0

102

92

02

0

110

52

02

0

111

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02

0

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92

02

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112

62

02

0

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32

02

0

121

02

02

0

121

72

02

0

122

42

02

0

123

12

02

0

010

72

02

1

011

42

02

1

012

12

02

1

012

82

02

1

020

42

02

1

021

12

02

1

021

82

02

1

022

52

02

1

030

42

02

1

031

12

02

1

031

82

02

1

032

52

02

1

040

12

02

1

040

82

02

1

041

52

02

1

042

22

02

1

Nu

mb

er o

f ves

sels





Table 17


Pacific

Gulf Northwest

Loaded Due next


4222021 35 32 41 22

4152021 29 33 49 24


2020 average 37 33 49 15



April 29 2021


Figure 17




0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70M

ar 1

9

May

19

Jul

19

Sep

19

Nov

19

Jan

20

Mar

20

May

20

Jul

20

Sep

20

Nov

20

Jan

21

Mar

21

US

$

metr

ic t

on


US Gulf PNW Spread




Table 18






















op = option



April 29 2021



Figure 18



100400 1005 100590 1007 100700 1102 110100 230310 110220 110290 1201 120100 230210 230990 230330 120810 and 120190


Taiwan

20

Indonesia

16

Vietnam

13

Korea

10Thailand

8

China

7

Malaysia

6

Japan

4

Philippines

3Singapore

2

Other

11

Figure 19




110290 1201 120100 120190 120810 230210 230310 230330 and 230990

05

1015202530354045505560657075808590

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Th

ou

san

d 2

0-f

t-eq

uiv

ale

nt

un

its

2019

2020

5-Year Average


April 29 2021









Contacts and Links


April 29 2021



Figure 16


0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

100

82

02

0

101

52

02

0

102

22

02

0

102

92

02

0

110

52

02

0

111

22

02

0

111

92

02

0

112

62

02

0

120

32

02

0

121

02

02

0

121

72

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0

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1

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82

02

1

041

52

02

1

042

22

02

1

Nu

mb

er o

f ves

sels





Table 17


Pacific

Gulf Northwest

Loaded Due next


4222021 35 32 41 22

4152021 29 33 49 24


2020 average 37 33 49 15



April 29 2021


Figure 17




0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70M

ar 1

9

May

19

Jul

19

Sep

19

Nov

19

Jan

20

Mar

20

May

20

Jul

20

Sep

20

Nov

20

Jan

21

Mar

21

US

$

metr

ic t

on


US Gulf PNW Spread




Table 18






















op = option



April 29 2021



Figure 18



100400 1005 100590 1007 100700 1102 110100 230310 110220 110290 1201 120100 230210 230990 230330 120810 and 120190


Taiwan

20

Indonesia

16

Vietnam

13

Korea

10Thailand

8

China

7

Malaysia

6

Japan

4

Philippines

3Singapore

2

Other

11

Figure 19




110290 1201 120100 120190 120810 230210 230310 230330 and 230990

05

1015202530354045505560657075808590

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Th

ou

san

d 2

0-f

t-eq

uiv

ale

nt

un

its

2019

2020

5-Year Average


April 29 2021









Contacts and Links


April 29 2021


Figure 17




0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70M

ar 1

9

May

19

Jul

19

Sep

19

Nov

19

Jan

20

Mar

20

May

20

Jul

20

Sep

20

Nov

20

Jan

21

Mar

21

US

$

metr

ic t

on


US Gulf PNW Spread




Table 18






















op = option



April 29 2021



Figure 18



100400 1005 100590 1007 100700 1102 110100 230310 110220 110290 1201 120100 230210 230990 230330 120810 and 120190


Taiwan

20

Indonesia

16

Vietnam

13

Korea

10Thailand

8

China

7

Malaysia

6

Japan

4

Philippines

3Singapore

2

Other

11

Figure 19




110290 1201 120100 120190 120810 230210 230310 230330 and 230990

05

1015202530354045505560657075808590

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Th

ou

san

d 2

0-f

t-eq

uiv

ale

nt

un

its

2019

2020

5-Year Average


April 29 2021









Contacts and Links


April 29 2021



Figure 18



100400 1005 100590 1007 100700 1102 110100 230310 110220 110290 1201 120100 230210 230990 230330 120810 and 120190


Taiwan

20

Indonesia

16

Vietnam

13

Korea

10Thailand

8

China

7

Malaysia

6

Japan

4

Philippines

3Singapore

2

Other

11

Figure 19




110290 1201 120100 120190 120810 230210 230310 230330 and 230990

05

1015202530354045505560657075808590

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Th

ou

san

d 2

0-f

t-eq

uiv

ale

nt

un

its

2019

2020

5-Year Average


April 29 2021









Contacts and Links


April 29 2021









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