Weekly wheat inspections garner strength

Weekly wheat inspections in week ended July 27 rose 220,413 MT from the previous week, topping the pre-report range. Shipments are now running 4.8% behind a year ago, compared to 16.9% last week.

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

USDA’s Weekly Grain Export Inspections

Week Ended July 27, 2023

Corn

Actual (MT)

522,927

Expectations (MT)

250,000-550,000

Comments

Export inspections are up 193,154 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 33.0% behind a year-ago, compared to 33.0% behind last week. USDA projects exports in 2022-23 at 1.725 billion bu., 30.2% below the previous marketing year.

Wheat

Actual (MT)

581,278

Expectations (MT)

200,000-425,000

Comments

Export inspections are up 220,143 MT from the previous week’s figure. Shipments are running 4.8% behind a year-ago, compared to 16.9% behind last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 at 725 million bu., down 6.5% from the previous marketing year.

Soybeans

Actual (MT)

329,518

Expectations (MT)

100,000-400,000

Comments

Export inspections are up 41,034 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 5.9% behind a year ago, compared to 5.5% behind last week. USDA’s 2022-23 export forecast of 2.000 billion bu. is 7.3% below 2021-22.