Weekly soybean inspections climb on the week

USDA reported weekly export inspections of 1.264 MMT soybeans during the week ended Jan. 11, which rose 224,000 MT from the previous week. Meanwhile, corn and wheat inspections declined on the week.

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(Chip Flory)

USDA’s Weekly Grain Export Inspections

Week Ended Jan. 11, 2023

Corn

Actual (MT)

875,621

Expectations (MT)

600,000-1,000,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 216,741 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 29.1% ahead of a year ago, compared to 28.0% ahead last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 at 2.100 billion bu., 26.4% above the previous marketing year.

Wheat

Actual (MT)

234,205

Expectations (MT)

200,000-350,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 267,705 MT from the previous week’s figure. Shipments are running 16.5% behind a year-ago, compared to 16.3% behind last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 at 725 million bu., down 4.5% from the previous marketing year.

Soybeans

Actual (MT)

1,264,468

Expectations (MT)

650,000-1,450,000

Comments

Export inspections are up 223,840 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 21.1% behind a year ago, compared to 20.8% behind last week. USDA’s 2023-24 export forecast of 1.755 billion bu., which is 10.9% below 2022-23.