Weekly corn inspections remain solid

Corn inspections during the week ended March 21 totaled 1.228 MMT, down nearly 100,000 MT on the week but more than double the same week a year-ago. Meanwhile, soybean inspections rose 68,000 MT on the week.

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(Chip Flory)

USDA’s Weekly Grain Export Inspections

Week Ended March 21, 2024

Corn

Actual (MT)

1,227,955

Expectations (MT)

900,000-1,350,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 98,332 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 33.6% ahead of a year ago, compared to 31.3% ahead last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 at 2.100 billion bu., 26.4% above the previous marketing year.

Wheat

Actual (MT)

315,395

Expectations (MT)

250,000-500,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 79,084 MT from the previous week’s figure. Shipments are running 15.1% behind a year-ago, compared to 15.6% behind last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 at 710 million bu., down 6.5% from the previous marketing year.

Soybeans

Actual (MT)

768,711

Expectations (MT)

400,000-1,000,000

Comments

Export inspections are up 68,466 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 18.7% behind a year ago, compared to 18.8% behind last week. USDA’s 2023-24 export forecast of 1.720 billion bu., which is 13.7% below 2022-23.