Subscriptions to the printed version of this report are available from the ERS-NASS order desk. ERS-NASS accepts MasterCard and Visa. Export prices have recovered from last summer's lows to close to levels of January 1999. Still, prices are 25 percent lower than in 1997.
Volume shipped is only marginally higher.
Sales to Mexico and South Korea are significantly lower, while Taiwan and Egypt have purchased larger amounts. Asian imports are almost back to the higher levels of the mid-1990's. Global consumption is up 10 million tons, primarily from Asia and the United States. Corn export prices also have risen to year-ago levels, but are still 42 percent below 1996 prices. Shipped volume is down by 500,000 tons from 1999, as exports to Egypt, China, Indonesia, and Pakistan each are off by more than 100,000 tons.