Old crop U.S. corn export sales shot higher during the week ending July 6th. The USDA says the total of more than 18 million bushels of U.S. corn was up 86% from the previous week, with more than half of that to Mexico. New crop sales also topped 18 million bushels, mainly to Mexico and Canada. That’s in contrast to most other major commodities posting week-to-week declines, including significant decreases in old crop soybeans, soybean meal, and cotton, along with beef and pork.

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