Soybean export sales for the 2019/20 marketing year of 601.9 thousand metric tons (TMT), were 63.7 TMT over last week’s total and 10 percent below the four-week average of 670 TMT. New crop sales totaled 560.7 TMT, lifting total sales to 1,162.6 TMT. Combined crop year sales were 39 percent below last week’s but within analyst estimates that ranged from 800 to 1,700 TMT. 2019/20 export commitments are 99.8 percent of the USDA revised forecast and need to average 11 TMT per week to meet expectations. Export sales are six percent below the 2018/19 crop year pace. Major purchases were reported for China, Spain, and Egypt.
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