The USDA says the week ending May 20th was a strong week for new crop U.S. corn export sales. That was the second consecutive week of strong new crop corn sales, with a two-week total of more than 9.7 million tons, nearly all of that to China. Old crop corn sales were up on the week, with China the second biggest buyer, after Mexico. Pork sales were nearly 46,000 tons, also led by Mexico and China, with beef at almost 28,000 tons, with solid sales to China, Japan, and South Korea.

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