Soybean export inspections top expectations by over 90 MT

Weekly export inspections for week ended Nov. 3 revealed soybean inspections notably above the top-end estimate of 2.5 MMT, while corn and wheat each fell short of low-end expectations for the week.

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(Farm Journal)

USDA’s Weekly Grain Export Inspections

Week Ended Nov. 3, 2022

Corn

Actual (MT)

231,458

Expectations (MT)

300,000-600,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 214,235 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 27.5% behind a year-ago, compared to 23.4% behind last week. USDA projects exports in 2022-23 at 2.150 billion bu., 13% below the previous marketing year.

Wheat

Actual (MT)

180,991

Expectations (MT)

200,000-450,000

Comments

Export inspections are 43,909 MT higher than the previous week’s figure. Shipments are running 0.9% behind a year-ago, compared with 0.2% behind a year-ago last week. USDA projects exports in 2022-23 at 775 million bu., down 3.1% from the previous marketing year.

Soybeans

Actual (MT)

2,591,127

Expectations (MT)

1,500,000-2,500,000

Comments

Export inspections are up 4,899 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 9.7% behind a year ago, compared to 9.5% behind last week. USDA’s 2022-23 export forecast of 2.045 billion bu. is 5.2% below 2021-22.