Weekly soybean inspections miss pre-report estimates

USDA reported soybean export inspections of 140,179 MT, missing the low-end pre-report estimate of 175,000 MT, while corn inspections were near top-end estimates but were down slightly from the previous week.

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

USDA’s Weekly Grain Export Inspections

Week Ended June 8, 2023

Corn

Actual (MT)

1,169,134

Expectations (MT)

750,000-1,300,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 37,674 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 30.9% behind a year-ago, compared to 31.7% behind last week. USDA projects exports in 2022-23 at 1.725 billion bu., 30.2% below the previous marketing year.

Wheat

Actual (MT)

246,559

Expectations (MT)

200,000-425,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 57,841 MT from the previous week’s figure. Shipments are running 50.4% behind a year-ago, compared to 74.6% behind last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 at 725 million bu., down 6.5% from the previous marketing year.

Soybeans

Actual (MT)

140,179

Expectations (MT)

175,000-400,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 82,126 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 3.3% behind a year ago, compared to 2.5% behind last week. USDA’s 2022-23 export forecast of 2.000 billion bu. is 7.3% below 2021-22.