US net wheat sales totaled 473,200 mt in the week ended July 15, up 11% from the previous week, US Department of Agriculture data showed July 22.
During the week, China bought the largest quantity from the US, followed by the Philippines and Mexico.
The total marketing year 2021-22 (June-May) commitment for US wheat rose 6.7% on the week to reach 7.6 million mt as of July 15, the data showed.
For MY2021-22, the USDA estimated US wheat sales will reach 23.8 million mt, against 27 million mt in the previous year, according to the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report released on July 12.
Mexico has committed to buy 1.3 million mt over the 2021-22 marketing year, followed by the Philippines at 1.2 million mt and Japan at 812,700 mt.
China has committed to purchase 483,400 mt from the US so far in the current marketing year, the data showed. The country was the second-largest buyer in MY2020-21, with imports of over 3.2 million mt.
China has been buying grains in bulk quantities since early 2020 as it continues to build its own domestic buffer amid a recovery in its pig population, which has been raising demand.
During the week, sales of hard and soft red winter varieties of wheat gathered pace. Exports of hard red winter wheat rose over 42% on week to 119,500 mt, similarly sales of soft red winter wheat rose 27.3% over the week to 101,700 mt.
Source: Platts