Corn, soybean export inspections start 2022-23 ahead of year-ago

Sep. 1 marks the calendar for a new marketing year. Corn and soybean inspections make a notable start; ahead of last year.

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USDA’s Weekly Grain Export Inspections

Week Ended Sep. 1, 2022

Corn

Actual (MT)

518,373

Expectations (MT)

500,000-825,000

Comments

Export inspections are 171,078 MT lower from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 70,131 MT ahead of a year-ago. USDA projects exports in 2022-23 at 2.375 billion bu., 3.1% below the previous marketing year.

Wheat

Actual (MT)

477,657

Expectations (MT)

400,000-625,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 153,669 MT from the previous week’s figure. Shipments are running 15.3% behind year-ago, compared with 19.2% behind year-ago last week. USDA projects exports in 2022-23 at 825 million bu., up 3.1% from the previous marketing year.

Soybeans

Actual (MT)

495,845

Expectations (MT)

400,000-800,000

Comments

Export inspections increased 56,034 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 19,228 MT ahead year-ago. 2022-23 export forecast of 2.155 billion bu. is 0.2% below 2021-22.