Corn export inspections miss low-end expectations

Weekly export inspections for week ended Jan. 26, showed corn inspections 200,860 MT below the previous week, missing low-end estimates by over 70,000 MT. Wheat and soybean export inspections were each notable.

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(Farm Journal)

USDA’s Weekly Grain Export Inspections

Week Ended Jan. 26, 2022

Corn

Actual (MT)

527,932

Expectations (MT)

600,000-950,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 200,860 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 30.4% behind a year-ago, compared to 30.3% behind last week. USDA projects exports in 2022-23 at 1.925 billion bu., 22.0% below the previous marketing year.

Wheat

Actual (MT)

445,433

Expectations (MT)

275,000-475,000

Comments

Export inspections are up 96,040 MT from the previous week’s figure. Shipments are running 2.9% behind a year-ago, compared with 3.6% behind a year-ago last week. USDA projects exports in 2022-23 at 775 million bu., down 3.1% from the previous marketing year.

Soybeans

Actual (MT)

1,855,293

Expectations (MT)

900,000-1,900,000

Comments

Export inspections are up 16,576 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 1.3% behind a year ago, compared to 2.7% behind last week. USDA’s 2022-23 export forecast of 1.990 billion bu. is 8.0% below 2021-22.