Pork and beef export sales both showed week-to-week improvements. The USDA says pork sales during the week ending September 16th were more than 32,000 tons, a jump of 29% on the week, with Mexico buying half of the total, but no purchases by China. Beef sales were nearly 16,000 tons, 3% higher, with Japan, South Korea, and China topping the list. Corn sales were up on the week, led by Canada and Mexico, while soybeans declined, even with solid interest from China, and wheat backed off from the previous week’s marketing year high.

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