Weekly corn, soybean inspections mark hefty rise

Weekly corn and soybean inspections during the week ended Oct. 17 rose solidly from the previous week, each landing near the upper-end of pre-report expectations. Wheat inspections declined over 100,000 MT, missing analysts’ range of expectations.

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USDA Weekly Export Inspections Report
(Chip Flory)



USDA’s Weekly Grain Export Inspections

Week Ended Oct. 17, 2024

Corn

Actual (MT)

999,811

Expectations (MT)

500,000-1,100,000

Comments

Export inspections 493,195 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 30.6% ahead of a year ago, compared to 19.0% ahead last week. USDA projects exports in 2024-25 at 2.325 billion bu., 1.4% above the previous marketing year.

Wheat

Actual (MT)

268,375

Expectations (MT)

350,000-650,000

Comments

Export inspections fell 111,759 MT from the previous week’s figure. Shipments are running 33.7% ahead of year-ago, compared to 33.0% ahead last week. USDA projects exports in 2024-25 at 825 million bu., up 16.7% from the previous marketing year.

Soybeans

Actual (MT)

2,433,530

Expectations (MT)

1,200,000-2,850,000

Comments

Export inspections rose 526,066 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 2.9% behind a year ago, compared to 6.8% behind a year ago. USDA’s 2024-25 export forecast of 1.850 billion bu., up 9.1% from 2023-24.