# USDA Announces 2026/27 Private Exporter Sales of Corn and Soybeans

> The USDA reported flash sales by private exporters of 315,000 tonnes of corn to Mexico and 136,000 tonnes of corn to South Korea for 2026/27 delivery, plus 134,000 tonnes of soybeans to unknown destinations. The sales were announced outside the regular weekly export report.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-05T07:37:06.540Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81383-usda-announces-2026-27-private-exporter-sales-of-corn-and-soybeans
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Flash sales confirm firm US export demand for corn and soybeans, supporting nearby futures and export basis. Traders will watch whether the unknown-destination soybean volume is later attributed to China, which would signal fresh Chinese buying.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-24 | [USDA exports – Corn, soybean, wheat sales up for the week](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71846-usda-exports-corn-soybean-wheat-sales-up-for-the-week.md) | +0.4% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2016-12-06 | [New export sales support soybeans, corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6328-new-export-sales-support-soybeans-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.5% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2017-10-02 | [Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Mexico and China \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68324-private-exporters-report-sales-activity-for-mexico-and-china-usda-foreign.md) | +2.7% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2022-10-13 | [USDA exports –China, unknown buys soybeans - Big River Resources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14898-usda-exports-china-unknown-buys-soybeans-big-river-resources.md) | +1.6% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2018-02-14 | [Corn export projection better, soybeans worse - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66523-corn-export-projection-better-soybeans-worse-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.2% | +5.0% |
| SOY | 2017-03-24 | [USDA exports – Corn, soybean, wheat sales up for the week](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71846-usda-exports-corn-soybean-wheat-sales-up-for-the-week.md) | -2.8% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2016-12-06 | [New export sales support soybeans, corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6328-new-export-sales-support-soybeans-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.2% | -3.6% |
| SOY | 2026-10-21 | [Argentina plans to increase soybean crush and exports in 2026/27](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13773-argentina-plans-to-increase-soybean-crush-and-exports-in-2026-27.md) | -1.3% | — |

## Sources

- dyax.io: https://dyax.io/ja/news/nq-61727

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