Corn, Wheat Export Inspections Higher Than Last Year; Soybeans Lower
Total corn export inspections are up 31% from last year. Soybean inspections are 20% lower than last year. Wheat inspections are 9% higher than 2024-25.
OMAHA (DTN) — USDA released its weekly Export Inspections report Monday for the week ended April 23, 2026. Total corn inspections were 64.7 million bushels (mb), soybean inspections totaled 23.1 mb, and wheat inspections were 13.4 mb.
Corn inspections totaled 64.7 mb for the week ended April 23. Total inspections for 2025-26 are now at 2.104 billion bushels (bb), up 31% from the previous year. USDA is estimating corn exports to total 3.300 bb in 2025-26, up 15% from the previous year. Corn inspections in 2025-26 are running well ahead of USDA’s estimated pace at a time when USDA’s estimate of corn ending stocks is 46% larger than the previous five-year average.
Soybean inspections totaled 23.1 mb for the week ended April 23. Total inspections for 2025-26 are now at 1.206 bb, down 20% from the previous year. USDA is estimating soybean exports to total 1.540 bb in 2025-26, down 18% from the previous year. Soybean inspections are running behind USDA’s estimated pace at a time when USDA’s estimate of soybean ending stocks is 20% larger than the previous five-year average.
Wheat inspections totaled 13.4 mb for the week ended April 23. Total inspections for 2025-26 are now at 803 mb, up 12% from the previous year. USDA is estimating wheat exports to total 900 mb in 2025-26, up 9% from the previous year. Wheat inspections are running ahead of USDA’s estimated pace at a time when USDA’s estimate of wheat ending stocks is 28% larger than the previous five-year average.
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