Corn, wheat export inspections increase

Corn, wheat, soybean inspections within trade expectations

FILE PHOTO: Container ships and oil tankers wait in the ocean outside the Port of Long Beach-Port of Los Angeles complex, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
FILE PHOTO: Container ships and oil tankers wait in the ocean outside the Port of Long Beach-Port of Los Angeles complex, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

USDA’s Weekly Grain Export Inspections

Week Ended March 17, 2022

Corn

Actual (MT)

1,466,311

Expectations (MT)

1,140,000-1,600,000

Comments

Export inspections increased 319,528 MT from last week’s tally, which was increased 1,933 MT from the original figure. Inspections are running 15.0% behind year-ago, which compares to 14.2% behind last week. USDA projects exports in 2021-22 at 2.500 billion bu., 9.2% below the previous marketing year.

Wheat

Actual (MT)

330,632

Expectations (MT)

275,000-500,000

Comments

Export inspections were up 23,414 MT from the previous week’s figure, which was increased 24,874 MT from the original figure. Shipments are running 17.4% behind year-ago, which compares to 16.5% behind last week. USDA projects exports in 2021-22 at 800 million bu., down 19.4% from the previous marketing year.

Soybeans

Actual (MT)

544,986

Expectations (MT)

500,000-850,000

Comments

Export inspections declined 251,799 MT from last week’s tally, which was increased 24,066 MT from the original figure. Inspections are running 20.6% behind year-ago, compared to 21.0% last week. USDA’s 2021-22 export forecast of 2.090 billion bu. is 7.6% below 2020-21.