Grain, soy inspections decline on the week

USDA reported weekly inspections declined for corn, soybeans and wheat, with wheat falling more than 310,000 MT from the previous week, missing pre-report estimates.

USDA Weekly Export Sales Report
USDA Weekly Export Sales Report
(Pro Farmer)

USDA’s Weekly Grain Export Inspections

Week Ended August 3, 2023

Corn

Actual (MT)

376,623

Expectations (MT)

300,000-600,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 161,597 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 33.0% behind a year-ago, compared to 33.0% behind last week. USDA projects exports in 2022-23 at 1.725 billion bu., 30.2% below the previous marketing year.

Wheat

Actual (MT)

275,067

Expectations (MT)

300,000-600,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 310,251 MT from the previous week’s figure. Shipments are running 14.0% behind a year-ago, compared to 4.8% behind last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 at 725 million bu., down 6.5% from the previous marketing year.

Soybeans

Actual (MT)

281,857

Expectations (MT)

200,000-625,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 52,264 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 6.9% behind a year ago, compared to 5.9% behind last week. USDA’s 2022-23 export forecast of 2.000 billion bu. is 7.3% below 2021-22.