Weekly wheat inspections prove notable

Weekly wheat inspections for week ended May 18, showed 407,682 MT, topping the range of expectations. Corn inspections were near the top-end of the pre-report range and up nearly 150,000 MT from the week prior.

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

USDA’s Weekly Grain Export Inspections

Week Ended May 18, 2023

Corn

Actual (MT)

1,323,117

Expectations (MT)

700,000-1,425,000

Comments

Export inspections are up 149,334 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 33.1% behind a year-ago, compared to 33.4% behind last week. USDA projects exports in 2022-23 at 1.850 billion bu., 25.1% below the previous marketing year.

Wheat

Actual (MT)

407,682

Expectations (MT)

100,000-350,000

Comments

Export inspections are up 144,243 MT from the previous week’s figure. Shipments are running 2.6% behind a year-ago, compared with 3.4% behind a year-ago last week. USDA projects exports in 2022-23 at 775 million bu., down 3.1% from the previous marketing year.

Soybeans

Actual (MT)

155,051

Expectations (MT)

100,000-500,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 31,736 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 1.9% behind a year ago, compared to 1.1 % behind last week. USDA’s 2022-23 export forecast of 2.015 billion bu. is 6.6% below 2021-22.