Weekly Export Sales

Soybean export sales for the 2018/19 marketing year were 792.3 thousand metric tons (TMT), down 11 percent from last week but 19 percent over the prior 4-week average. New crop sales were 3 TMT, lifting combined sales to 795 TMT.  Combined sales were down 11 percent week over week and below analyst estimates that ranged from 900 to 1150 TMT. 2018/19 export commitments are 48 percent of the…