# Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Mexico and China | USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

> USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service reported private exporters sold 597,464 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico in the 2017/18 marketing year. Exporters also sold 132,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China.

- Date: 2017-10-02 · published 2017-10-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68324-private-exporters-report-sales-activity-for-mexico-and-china-usda-foreign
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Firm forward sales to Mexico and China support export demand for U.S. corn and soybeans. The volumes are routine for this period and unlikely to move prices much on their own.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-02-01 | [Export Sales to China and Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42668-export-sales-to-china-and-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +1.8% | +11.1% |
| CORN | 2026-09-23 | [Export Sales to Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17433-export-sales-to-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +1.0% | -6.9% |
| CORN | 2026-08-05 | [Export Sales to Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17889-export-sales-to-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | -0.5% | +12.4% |
| CORN | 2025-08-12 | [Export Sales to Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23295-export-sales-to-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +0.0% | +4.3% |
| CORN | 2025-05-09 | [Export Sales to Mexico and Pakistan \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24634-export-sales-to-mexico-and-pakistan-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +1.2% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2022-02-01 | [Export Sales to China and Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42668-export-sales-to-china-and-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +6.1% | +14.4% |
| SOY | 2025-05-09 | [Export Sales to Mexico and Pakistan \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24634-export-sales-to-mexico-and-pakistan-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +1.4% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2025-07-25 | [Export Sales to Mexico and South Korea \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23716-export-sales-to-mexico-and-south-korea-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | -4.2% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- fas.usda.gov: https://www.fas.usda.gov/newsroom/private-exporters-report-sales-activity-mexico-and-china-1

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