(NAFB.com) – Sales of corn and beans for delivery in the 2024-2025 marketing year, which starts on September 1, jumped during the week ending on August 22. The Ag Department says corn sales in those seven days were reported at 1.49 million metric tons, up from 1.29 million a week earlier. Mexico was the big buyer at 420,000 tons, followed by Japan and Colombia. Exports for the week reached 1.05 million tons, nine percent below the previous week. Soybean sales for the next marketing year jumped to 2.62 million metric tons, up from 1.68 million during the prior week. China bought 870,000 tons, followed by Mexico and Egypt. Weekly exports rose 29 percent to 542,000 tons. Wheat sales in the current marketing year totaled 532,000 metric tons, eight percent higher than the prior week and 53 percent above the previous four-week average.