Corn, soybean inspections rise on the week; wheat fades

Corn inspections during the week ended Aug. 15 rose 180,000 MT from the previous week, and are running 38.5% ahead of year-ago, while soybean inspections rose modestly.

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(Chip Flory)


USDA’s Weekly Grain Export Inspections

Week Ended Aug. 15, 2024

Corn

Actual (MT)

1,166,090

Expectations (MT)

700,000- 1,200,000

Comments

Export inspections are up 179,907 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 38.5% ahead of a year ago, compared to 37.1% ahead last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 at 2.250 billion bu., 35.4% above the previous marketing year.

Wheat

Actual (MT)

347,519

Expectations (MT)

300,000- 725,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 319,143 MT from the previous week’s figure. Shipments are running 26.0% ahead of year-ago, compared to 26.7% ahead last week. USDA projects exports in 2024-25 at 825 million bu., up 16.7% from the previous marketing year.

Soybeans

Actual (MT)

398,233

Expectations (MT)

250,000- 450,000

Comments

Export inspections are up 48,597 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 15.1% behind a year ago, compared to 15.3% behind last week. USDA’s 2023-24 export forecast of 1.700 billion bu., which is 14.1% below 2022-23.