The USDA says Japan bought a lot of U.S. pork during the week ending January 13th. Japan purchased nearly 22,000 tons of U.S. pork, more than half of the weekly sales total, with Mexico picking up almost 10,000 tons. Beef sales were up on the week, mainly to China, Japan, and South Korea. Strong demand from Japan and Mexico pulled corn sales back above a million tons, while sorghum hit a marketing year high thanks to unknown destinations and China.

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