3 Big Things Today, December 11, 2020
2. Export Sales of Soybeans and Wheat Rise Week-to-Week Export sales of soybeans and wheat were higher week-to-week while corn sales were little changed, according to the USDA. Soybean sales in the seven days that ended on Dec. 3 were reported at 569,000 metric tons, up 40% from the previous week’s marketing-year low, but down 42% from the prior four-week average, the agency said. China was the big buyer at 685,400 metric tons, Mexico bought 178,600 tons, Thailand was in form 103,800 tons, the Netherlands took 95,200 tons and Egypt purchased 86,100 tons. The purchases, however, were of...