Weekly wheat inspections prove dismal

Weekly wheat inspections during the week ended Nov. 14 declined 157,000 MT from the previous week and missed analysts’ pre-report range by more than 100,000 MT. Corn and soybean inspections were within expectations.

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USDA Weekly Export Inspections Report
(Chip Flory)


USDA’s Weekly Grain Export Inspections

Week Ended Nov. 14, 2024

Corn

Actual (MT)

820,608

Expectations (MT)

650,000-900,000

Comments

Export inspections rose 23,361 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 31.9% ahead of a year ago, compared to 31.3% ahead last week. USDA projects exports in 2024-25 at 2.325 billion bu., 1.4% above the previous marketing year.

Wheat

Actual (MT)

196,281

Expectations (MT)

300,000-425,000

Comments

Export inspections fell 157,126 MT from the previous week’s figure. Shipments are running 31.4% ahead of year-ago, compared to 35.1% ahead last week. USDA projects exports in 2024-25 at 825 million bu., up 16.7% from the previous marketing year.

Soybeans

Actual (MT)

2,165,075

Expectations (MT)

1,900,000-2,500,000

Comments

Export inspections fell 198,066 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 9.2% ahead of a year ago, compared to 5.9% ahead of a year ago. USDA’s 2024-25 export forecast of 1.825 billion bu., up 7.7% from 2023-24.