Weekly wheat inspections shy of pre-report range

During the week ended Jan. 25, weekly wheat and soybean inspections were down from the previous week, while corn inspections rose 155,000 MT.

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(Chip Flory)

USDA’s Weekly Grain Export Inspections

Week Ended Jan. 25, 2024

Corn

Actual (MT)

901,958

Expectations (MT)

700,000-1,100,000

Comments

Export inspections are up 155,025 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 29.8% ahead of a year ago, compared to 27.7% ahead last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 at 2.100 billion bu., 26.4% above the previous marketing year.

Wheat

Actual (MT)

264,666

Expectations (MT)

350,000-550,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 50,520 MT from the previous week’s figure. Shipments are running 16.9% behind a year-ago, compared to 16.1% behind last week. USDA projects exports in 2023-24 at 725 million bu., down 4.5% from the previous marketing year.

Soybeans

Actual (MT)

889,717

Expectations (MT)

500,000-1,300,000

Comments

Export inspections are down 295,239 MT from last week’s tally. Inspections are running 23.6% behind a year ago, compared to 21.9% behind last week. USDA’s 2023-24 export forecast of 1.755 billion bu., which is 10.9% below 2022-23.