Catch-Up Corn, Wheat Export Commitments Continue Higher Than Last Year; Soybeans Lower
Total corn sales commitments for 2025-26 were up 31% from a year ago as of Oct. 30; soybean sales commitments were 38% lower than a year ago; wheat export sales commitments for 2025-26 were up 22% from a year ago.
OMAHA (DTN) — USDA’s catch-up Weekly Export Sales and Shipments report for the week ended Oct. 30 listed net corn sales of 77.6 million bushels (mb), for 2025-26; that total includes a decrease of 0.9 mb for 2026-27 delivery. Soybean net sales totaled 45.9 mb for delivery in 2025-26. Wheat net sales were 19.2 mb for 2025-26 and 2026-27 delivery.
For the week ended Oct. 30, 2025, USDA reported an increase of 78.5 mb (1,995,000 mt) of corn export sales in 2025-26 and a decrease of 0.9 mb (22,900 mt) for 2026-27. The week’s export shipments of 60.7 mb were above the 57.2 mb needed each week to achieve USDA’s export estimate of 3.075 billion bushels (bb) in 2025-26. As of Oct. 30, corn export commitments totaled 1.471 bb in 2025-26 and were up 31% from a year ago. That is ahead of USDA’s estimated pace at a time when USDA’s estimate of U.S. ending corn stocks is 48% larger than the previous 5-year average.
For the week ended Oct. 30, USDA reported an increase of 45.9 mb (1,248,500 mt) of soybean export sales in 2025-26 and 0 mb for 2026-27. The week’s export shipments of 37.8 mb were above the 30.6 mb needed each week to achieve USDA’s export estimate of 1.635 bb in 2025-26. As of Oct. 30, soybean export commitments totaled 631.8 mb in 2025-26 and were down 38% from a year ago. That is behind USDA’s estimated pace at a time when USDA’s estimate of U.S. ending soybean stocks is less than 1% lower than the previous 5-year average.
For the week ended Oct. 30, USDA reported an increase of 18.6 mb (505,400 mt) of wheat export sales for 2025-26 and an increase of 0.4 mb (10,500 mt) for 2026-27. The week’s export shipments of 11.1 mb were below the 15.7 mb needed each week to achieve USDA’s export estimate of 900 mb in 2025-26. As of Oct. 30, wheat export commitments totaled 617 mb in 2025-26 and were up 22% from a year ago. That is ahead of USDA’s estimated pace at a time when USDA’s estimate of U.S. ending wheat stocks is 24% larger than the previous 5-year average.
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