Big jump in weekly corn inspections; corn, wheat exceed expectations

Weekly corn inspections during the week ended Sept. 19 totaled 1.1 MMT, up 534,000 MT from the previous week while wheat inspections of 711,000 MT rose 122,000 MT.

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(Chip Flory)


USDA’s Weekly Grain Export Inspections

Week Ended Sept. 19, 2024

Corn

Actual (MT)

1,102,826

Expectations (MT)

475,000-900,000

Comments

Export inspections jumped 533,911 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 5.9% ahead of a year ago. USDA projects exports in 2024-25 at 2.300 billion bu., 0.4% above the previous marketing year.

Wheat

Actual (MT)

711,073

Expectations (MT)

400,000-650,000

Comments

Export inspections rose 122,288 MT from the previous week’s figure. Shipments are running 35.7% ahead of year-ago, compared to 34.1% ahead last week. USDA projects exports in 2024-25 at 825 million bu., up 16.7% from the previous marketing year.

Soybeans

Actual (MT)

485,216

Expectations (MT)

350,000-650,000

Comments

Export inspections rose 11,940 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 6.1% behind a year ago. USDA’s 2024-25 export forecast of 1.850 billion bu., up 8.8% from 2023-24.