Soybean inspections notch modest increase; corn, wheat fade

Weekly soybean inspections during the week ended June 20, rose modestly on the week and were near the upper end of the pre-report range, while corn and wheat inspections each declined from the previous week.

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(Chip Flory)

USDA’s Weekly Grain Export Inspections

Week Ended June 20, 2024

Corn

Actual (MT)

1,117,698

Expectations (MT)

850,000-1,400,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 263,105 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 28.1% ahead of a year ago, compared to 26.5% ahead last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 at 2.150 billion bu., 29.4% above the previous marketing year.

Wheat

Actual (MT)

342,692

Expectations (MT)

300,000-500,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 67,372 MT from the previous week’s figure. Shipments are running 38.3% ahead of a year-ago. USDA projects exports in 2024-25 at 800 million bu., up 3.2% from the previous marketing year.

Soybeans

Actual (MT)

342,293

Expectations (MT)

200,000-400,000

Comments

Export inspections are up 1,123 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 16.2% behind a year ago, compared to 16.6% behind last week. USDA’s 2023-24 export forecast of 1.700 billion bu., which is 14.7% below 2022-23.