Corn, wheat, soybean inspections notch weekly decline

Corn, soybean and wheat export inspections during the week ended June 6, each notched a weekly decline, with soybean inspections marking the greatest drop, down 130,215 MT from the previous week.

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(Chip Flory)

USDA’s Weekly Grain Export Inspections

Week Ended June 6, 2024

Corn

Actual (MT)

1,339,849

Expectations (MT)

1,000,000-1,425,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 76,639 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 25.8% ahead of a year ago, compared to 26.1% ahead last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 at 2.150 billion bu., 29.4% above the previous marketing year.

Wheat

Actual (MT)

352,202

Expectations (MT)

300,000-475,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 75,074 MT from the previous week’s figure. Shipments are running 6.9% behind a year-ago. USDA projects exports in 2024-25 at 775 million bu., up 7.6% from the previous marketing year.

Soybeans

Actual (MT)

231,002

Expectations (MT)

200,000-400,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 130,215 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 17.0% behind a year ago, compared to 17.2% behind last week. USDA’s 2023-24 export forecast of 1.700 billion bu., which is 14.7% below 2022-23.