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 5, 2026. Total corn inspections were 59.7 million bushels (mb), soybean inspections totaled 32.3 mb, and wheat inspections were 18.2 mb.

Corn inspections totaled 59.7 mb for the week ended March 5. Total inspections for 2025-26 are now at 1.622 billion bushels (bb), up 42% 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 32.3 mb for the week ended March 5. Total inspections for 2025-26 are now at 995 mb, down 30% 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 18.2 mb for the week ended March 5. Total inspections for 2025-26 are now at 703 mb, up 20% 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.