Wheat, Corn Export Inspections Higher Than Last Year; Soybeans Lower
Total corn export inspections are up 38% from last year. Soybean inspections are 27% lower than last year. Wheat inspections are 18% higher than 2024-25.
OMAHA (DTN) — USDA released its weekly Export Inspections report Monday for the week ended March 19, 2026. Total corn inspections were 66.9 million bushels (mb), soybean inspections totaled 40.5 mb, and wheat inspections were 16.8 mb.
Corn inspections totaled 66.9 mb for the week ended March 19. Total inspections for 2025-26 are now at 1.755 billion bushels (bb), up 38% 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 40.5 mb for the week ended March 19. Total inspections for 2025-26 are now at 1.072 bb, down 27% 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 16.8 mb for the week ended March 19. Total inspections for 2025-26 are now at 732 mb, up 18% 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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