Weekly soybean inspections fade

Weekly export inspections for week ended Aug. 17 showed inspections within pre-report estimates for corn, soybeans and wheat. Corn and wheat inspections rose slightly on the week, while soybeans declined notably.

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

USDA’s Weekly Grain Export Inspections

Week Ended August 17, 2023

Corn

Actual (MT)

482,526

Expectations (MT)

200,000-550,000

Comments

Export inspections are up 23,496 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 32.9% behind a year-ago, compared to 32.9% behind last week. USDA projects exports in 2022-23 at 1.625 billion bu., 34.3% below the previous marketing year.

Wheat

Actual (MT)

311,314

Expectations (MT)

200,000-500,000

Comments

Export inspections are up 42,046 MT from the previous week’s figure. Shipments are running 19.0% behind a year-ago, compared to 17.5% behind last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 at 725 million bu., down 4.5% from the previous marketing year.

Soybeans

Actual (MT)

316,074

Expectations (MT)

200,000-500,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 101,831 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 8.0% behind a year ago, compared to 7.6% behind last week. USDA’s 2022-23 export forecast of 1.980 billion bu. is 8.0% below 2021-22.