Weekly corn, soybean inspections hold steady on the week

Weekly corn export inspections outpaced pre-report expectations by 135,000 MT, while wheat inspections missed by over 100,000 MT.

USDA Weekly Export Sales Report
USDA Weekly Export Sales Report
(Pro Farmer)

USDA’s Weekly Grain Export Inspections

Week Ended Nov. 2, 2023

Corn

Actual (MT)

535,191

Expectations (MT)

175,000-400,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 5,594 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 22.8% ahead of a year ago, compared to 17.3% ahead last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 at 2.025 billion bu., 21.9% above the previous marketing year.

Wheat

Actual (MT)

71,608

Expectations (MT)

175,000-400,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 126,690 MT from the previous week’s figure. Shipments are running 26.8% behind a year-ago, compared to 26.3% last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 at 700 million bu., down 7.8% from the previous marketing year.

Soybeans

Actual (MT)

2,085,419

Expectations (MT)

1,750,000-2,350,000

Comments

Export inspections are up 8,012 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 5.0% behind a year ago, compared to 2.7% ahead last week. USDA’s 2023-24 export forecast of 1.755 billion bu., which is 11.9% below 2023-22.