Weekly corn inspections prove solid at 1.37 MMT

Weekly corn inspections rose 244,000 MT from the previous week to 1.37 MMT during the week ended May 30, landing above pre-report expectations. Wheat and soybean inspections also rose on the week.

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(Chip Flory)

USDA’s Weekly Grain Export Inspections

Week Ended May 30, 2024

Corn

Actual (MT)

1,374,391

Expectations (MT)

975,000-1,200,000

Comments

Export inspections are up 244,063 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 26.1% ahead of a year ago, compared to 26.4% ahead last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 at 2.150 billion bu., 29.4% above the previous marketing year.

Wheat

Actual (MT)

416,010

Expectations (MT)

250,000-450,000

Comments

Export inspections are up 17,106 MT from the previous week’s figure. Shipments are running 5.5% behind a year-ago, compared to 6.5% behind last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 at 720 million bu., down 5.1% from the previous marketing year.

Soybeans

Actual (MT)

348,644

Expectations (MT)

175,000-350,000

Comments

Export inspections are up 126,647 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 17.2% behind a year ago, compared to 17.5% behind last week. USDA’s 2023-24 export forecast of 1.700 billion bu., which is 14.7% below 2022-23.