The USDA says export sales for several key commodities during the week ending January 11th were up as regular business resumed after the holidays. Corn, wheat, sorghum, beef, pork, soybean meal, rice, and cotton were all above the previous week and while soybean sales were higher than the week before, they were below average. Soybean oil sales fell sharply. Export trade is driven by several factors including seasonal changes in supply and the value of the dollar relative to other currencies.
