Weekly export inspections fade from week-ago

Weekly corn inspections missed the pre-report range and fell nearly 200,000 MT from the previous week, while wheat fell nearly 90,000 MT and soybeans nearly 190,000 MT.

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(Chip Flory)

USDA’s Weekly Grain Export Inspections

Week Ended Nov. 23, 2023

Corn

Actual (MT)

406,680 

Expectations (MT)

450,000-750,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 194,388 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 24.9% ahead of a year ago, compared to 23.8% ahead last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 at 2.025 billion bu., 21.9% above the previous marketing year.

Wheat

Actual (MT)

276,585

Expectations (MT)

200,000-500,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 89,887 MT from the previous week’s figure. Shipments are running 23.2% behind a year-ago, compared to 24.0% last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 at 700 million bu., down 7.8% from the previous marketing year.

Soybeans

Actual (MT)

1,443,385

Expectations (MT)

1,000,000-1,900,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 187,705 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 10.9% behind a year ago, compared to 8.3% behind last week. USDA’s 2023-24 export forecast of 1.755 billion bu., which is 11.9% below 2023-22.