Catch-Up Corn, Wheat Export Commitments Continue Higher Than Last Year; Soybeans Lower

OMAHA (DTN) — USDA’s catch-up Weekly Export Sales and Shipments report for the week ended Nov. 13 listed net corn sales of 93.7 million bushels (mb), for 2025-26. Soybean net sales totaled 25.6 mb for delivery in 2025-26. Wheat net sales were 31.2 mb for 2025-26 and 2026-27 delivery.

For the week ended Nov. 13, 2025, USDA reported an increase of 93.7 mb (2,380,400 mt) of corn export sales in 2025-26 and 0 mb for 2026-27. The week’s export shipments of 97.5 mb were above the 57.1 mb needed each week to achieve USDA’s export estimate of 3.200 billion bushels (bb) in 2025-26. As of Nov. 13, corn export commitments totaled 1.603 bb in 2025-26 and were up 30% 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 40% larger than the previous five-year average.

For the week ended Nov. 13, USDA reported an increase of 25.6 mb (695,600 mt) of soybean export sales in 2025-26 and 0 mb for 2026-27. The week’s export shipments of 57.1 mb were above the 30.5 mb needed each week to achieve USDA’s export estimate of 1.635 bb in 2025-26. As of Nov. 13, soybean export commitments totaled 676.2 mb in 2025-26 and were down 41% 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 five-year average.

For the week ended Nov. 13, USDA reported an increase of 31.2 mb (850,400 mt) of wheat export sales for 2025-26 and 0 mb for 2026-27. The week’s export shipments of 9.1 mb were below the 16.0 mb needed each week to achieve USDA’s export estimate of 900 mb in 2025-26. As of Nov. 13, wheat export commitments totaled 666 mb in 2025-26 and were up 24% 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 five-year average.