Japan bought 173,800 t of US corn in the week to Oct 29
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USDA's weekly export sales, week ending October 29, 2026: net sales of US corn to Japan were 173,750 t and 25,291 t were shipped. Japan has 2,185,840 t bought and not yet shipped, and 1,851,076 t shipped so far this marketing year, against 1,988,023 t by this point last year. Source: USDA's Weekly Export Sales.
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