Weekly wheat inspections gain on the week; corn, soybeans fade

USDA reported wheat inspections of 419,134 MT for week ended July 6, topping pre-report estimates, while corn inspections missed the respective range by nearly 160,000 MT.

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

USDA’s Weekly Grain Export Inspections

Week Ended July 6, 2023

Corn

Actual (MT)

341,024

Expectations (MT)

500,000-900,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 334,865 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 32.0% behind a year-ago, compared to 31.4% behind last week. USDA projects exports in 2022-23 at 1.725 billion bu., 30.2% below the previous marketing year.

Wheat

Actual (MT)

419,134

Expectations (MT)

200,000-400,000

Comments

Export inspections are up 76,959 MT from the previous week’s figure. Shipments are running 21.0% behind a year-ago, compared to 32.1% behind last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 at 725 million bu., down 6.5% from the previous marketing year.

Soybeans

Actual (MT)

238,234

Expectations (MT)

125,000-400,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 24,298 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 4.9% behind a year ago, compared to 4.8% behind last week. USDA’s 2022-23 export forecast of 2.000 billion bu. is 7.3% below 2021-22.