Weekly corn inspections continue to prove steady

Weekly corn inspections totaled 1.122 MMT during the week ended March 7, down slightly from the previous week, but near the top end of the pre-report range. Soybean inspections fell notably on the week.

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(Chip Flory)

USDA’s Weekly Grain Export Inspections

Week Ended March 7, 2024

Corn

Actual (MT)

1,121,912

Expectations (MT)

685,000-1,250,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 24,170 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 33.3% ahead of a year ago, compared to 34.5% ahead last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 at 2.100 billion bu., 26.4% above the previous marketing year.

Wheat

Actual (MT)

402,874

Expectations (MT)

300,000-500,000

Comments

Export inspections are up 44,576 MT from the previous week’s figure. Shipments are running 15.9% behind a year-ago, compared to 17.2% behind last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 at 710 million bu., down 6.5% from the previous marketing year.

Soybeans

Actual (MT)

706,334

Expectations (MT)

500,000-1,150,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 454,058 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 19.9% behind a year ago, compared to 20.0% behind last week. USDA’s 2023-24 export forecast of 1.720 billion bu., which is 13.7% below 2022-23.