Wheat, Corn Export Inspections Higher Than Last Year; Soybeans Lower

OMAHA (DTN) — USDA released its weekly Export Inspections report Monday for the week ended March 12, 2026. Total corn inspections were 65.3 million bushels (mb), soybean inspections totaled 36.6 mb, and wheat inspections were 12.6 mb.

Corn inspections totaled 65.3 mb for the week ended March 12. Total inspections for 2025-26 are now at 1.688 billion bushels (bb), up 39% 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 36.6 mb for the week ended March 126. Total inspections for 2025-26 are now at 1.031 bb, down 28% from the previous year. USDA is estimating soybean exports to total 1.575 bb in 2025-26, down 16% 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 12.6 mb for the week ended March 12. Total inspections for 2025-26 are now at 715 mb, up 19% 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.