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

summary

corn
latest data wk ending 9 jul 2026
current my (2025/26) cmy
net sales   12m bu +222.7% wow
value vs 5y avg vs wasde
cum net sales 2.57b bu +59% 77% of wasde
cum shipped 2.88b bu +58% 87% of wasde
outstanding 521m bu +78%
wasde target
3.33b bu · jul 2026 (psd online)
scenarioeom projvs wasde
current pace continued 3.25b bu -2.1%
analog year (rest-of-my delta) (outstanding sales match · 2021/22) 3.09b bu -7.2%
5y avg pace 3.11b bu -6.3%
weights · bottom-up 0.4 · pace continued 0.3 · analog 0.2 · 5y avg 0.1
arcanum mid (raw)
3.17b bu (-4.5% vs wasde, pre-tilts)
rest of my needs to run
1.88× of 5y avg (+88% vs 5y avg)
countryshares/u zend-stk zcombinedverdict
mexico 25% +1.3σ +1.31σ loose
japan 18% +1.1σ +1.14σ loose
korea, republic of 11% +1.3σ +1.25σ loose
colombia 10% +0.6σ +0.60σ somewhat loose
taiwan 4% -1.9σ -1.86σ tight
aggregate +0.96σ → tilt -1.9%
arcanum mid (adjusted)
3.11b bu (-6.4%, -211m bu vs wasde)
arcanum bias: ▼ modest downward bias
next my (2026/27) nmy
net sales   12m bu -45.0% wow
value vs 5y avg vs wasde
cum net sales 266m bu -5% 8% of wasde
outstanding 270m bu -6%
wasde target
3.20b bu · jul 2026 (psd online)
scenarioeom projvs wasde
current pace continued 485m bu -84.9%
analog year (rest-of-my delta) (outstanding sales match · 2019/20) 676m bu -78.9%
5y avg pace 496m bu -84.5%
weights · bottom-up 0.4 · pace continued 0.3 · analog 0.2 · 5y avg 0.1
arcanum mid (raw)
550m bu (-82.8% vs wasde, pre-tilts)
rest of my needs to run
12.75× of 5y avg (+1175% vs 5y avg)
arcanum mid (adjusted)
550m bu (-82.8%, -2.65b bu vs wasde)
arcanum bias: ▼ wasde likely revised DOWN
soybeans
latest data wk ending 9 jul 2026
current my (2025/26) cmy
net sales   7m bu -30.7% wow
value vs 5y avg vs wasde
cum net sales 1.22b bu -8% 80% of wasde
cum shipped 1.40b bu -21% 92% of wasde
outstanding 115m bu -36%
wasde target
1.52b bu · jul 2026 (psd online)
scenarioeom projvs wasde
current pace continued 1.50b bu -1.4%
analog year (rest-of-my delta) (outstanding sales match · 2019/20) 1.61b bu +6.0%
5y avg pace 1.52b bu +0.3%
weights · bottom-up 0.4 · pace continued 0.3 · analog 0.2 · 5y avg 0.1
arcanum mid (raw)
1.54b bu (+1.4% vs wasde, pre-tilts)
rest of my needs to run
0.96× of 5y avg (-4% vs 5y avg)
countryshares/u zend-stk zcombinedverdict
china, peoples republic of 32% +1.2σ +1.23σ loose
egypt 12% +1.6σ +1.56σ loose
mexico 8% +0.9σ +0.88σ somewhat loose
indonesia 6% +1.7σ +1.72σ loose
japan 5% -0.8σ -0.77σ somewhat tight
aggregate +1.13σ → tilt -2.3%
arcanum mid (adjusted)
1.51b bu (-0.9%, -14m bu vs wasde)
arcanum bias: ● consistent with current pace
next my (2026/27) nmy
net sales   65m bu +234.2% wow
value vs 5y avg vs wasde
cum net sales 169m bu -39% 10% of wasde
outstanding 169m bu -39%
wasde target
1.66b bu · jul 2026 (psd online)
scenarioeom projvs wasde
current pace continued 389m bu -76.5%
analog year (rest-of-my delta) (outstanding sales match · 2023/24) 527m bu -68.3%
5y avg pace 531m bu -68.0%
weights · bottom-up 0.4 · pace continued 0.3 · analog 0.2 · 5y avg 0.1
arcanum mid (raw)
459m bu (-72.4% vs wasde, pre-tilts)
rest of my needs to run
4.11× of 5y avg (+311% vs 5y avg)
arcanum mid (adjusted)
459m bu (-72.4%, -1.20b bu vs wasde)
arcanum bias: ▼ wasde likely revised DOWN
current marketing year2025/26
weekly net sales
wk net sales: 12m bu · outstanding: 521m bu
039m79m118m158msep 04oct 02oct 30nov 27dec 25jan 22feb 19mar 19apr 16may 14jun 11jul 09aug 06aug 27current myprior my5yr avgbushels
cumulative net sales
wk net sales: 12m bu · outstanding: 521m bu
0704m1.41b2.11b2.82b2.66b2.61b2.56bsep 04oct 02oct 30nov 27dec 25jan 22feb 19mar 19apr 16may 14jun 11jul 09aug 06aug 27current myprior my5yr avg5yr hi/lo bandprojection (5yr hi/avg/lo)bushels
weekly exports shipped
wk shipped: 63m bu · cum shipped: 2.88b bu
024m49m73m98msep 04oct 02oct 30nov 27dec 25jan 22feb 19mar 19apr 16may 14jun 11jul 09aug 06aug 27current myprior my5yr avgbushels
cumulative exports shipped
wk shipped: 63m bu · cum shipped: 2.88b bu
0900m1.80b2.70b3.60b3.33b3.22b3.11b2.99bsep 04oct 02oct 30nov 27dec 25jan 22feb 19mar 19apr 16may 14jun 11jul 09aug 06aug 27current myprior my5yr avg5yr hi/lo bandprojection (5yr hi/avg/lo)outstanding floorwasde targetbushels
outstanding sales balance
wk net sales: 12m bu · outstanding: 521m bu
0373m746m1.12b1.49bsep 04oct 02oct 30nov 27dec 25jan 22feb 19mar 19apr 16may 14jun 11jul 09aug 06aug 27current myprior my5yr avg5yr hi/lo bandbushels
destination concentration
wk net sales: 12m bu
outstanding sales · 2026-07-09shipments to date26%23%20%8%8%15%total: 521m bu29%18%11%10%5%27%total: 2.88b bumexicootherjapankorea, republic ofcolombiaspainunknown0%25%50%75%100%09-0410-0911-1312-1801-2202-2604-0205-0706-11mexicojapankorea, republic ofcolombiaspainrow% of weekly net sales
next marketing year2026/27
weekly net sales
wk net sales: 12m bu · outstanding: 270m bu
031m62m93m125msep 03oct 01oct 29nov 26dec 24jan 21feb 18mar 18apr 15may 13jun 10jul 08aug 05aug 26current myprior my5yr avgbushels
cumulative net sales
wk net sales: 12m bu · outstanding: 270m bu
0217m434m650m867m724m496m352msep 03oct 01oct 29nov 26dec 24jan 21feb 18mar 18apr 15may 13jun 10jul 08aug 05aug 26current myprior my5yr avg5yr hi/lo bandprojection (5yr hi/avg/lo)bushels
outstanding sales balance
wk net sales: 12m bu · outstanding: 270m bu
0216m432m648m864msep 03oct 01oct 29nov 26dec 24jan 21feb 18mar 18apr 15may 13jun 10jul 08aug 05aug 26current myprior my5yr avg5yr hi/lo bandbushels
destination concentration
wk net sales: 12m bu
outstanding sales · 2026-07-09shipments — n/a (next-my)43%21%11%11%6%9%total: 270m buno shipments yetmexicojapankorea, republic ofunknownothercolombia0%25%50%75%100%09-2511-2701-0802-1903-1904-1605-2106-18mexicojapankorea, republic ofunknowncolombiarow% of weekly net sales
data: usda foreign agricultural service · export sales reporting (esr api) · wasde targets sourced from usda psd online rebuilt 16 jul 2026 · latest wk 9 jul 2026 · wasde jul 2026 (psd online)
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