Weekly inspections prove mostly steady; soybeans continue to lag year-ago

USDA’s Weekly export inspections data showed corn, soybean and wheat inspections within pre-report ranges, though soybean inspections are increasingly falling behind year-ago.

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(Chip Flory)

USDA’s Weekly Grain Export Inspections

Week Ended Nov. 16, 2023

Corn

Actual (MT)

553,899

Expectations (MT)

450,000-850,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 153,475 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 23.8% ahead of a year ago, compared to 23.1% ahead last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 at 2.025 billion bu., 21.9% above the previous marketing year.

Wheat

Actual (MT)

358,254

Expectations (MT)

150,000-450,000

Comments

Export inspections are up 135,682 MT from the previous week’s figure. Shipments are running 24.0% behind a year-ago, compared to 25.6% last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 at 700 million bu., down 7.8% from the previous marketing year.

Soybeans

Actual (MT)

1,609,413

Expectations (MT)

1,100,000-2,000,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 330,666 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 8.3% behind a year ago, compared to 5.6% behind last week. USDA’s 2023-24 export forecast of 1.755 billion bu., which is 11.9% below 2023-22.