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Wheat, Corn Inspections Continue Ahead of Last Year

Wheat, Corn Inspections Continue Ahead of Last Year

Total corn export inspections are up 24% from last year. Soybean inspections are 3% lower than last year. Wheat inspections are 35% higher than last year.

OMAHA (DTN) — USDA released its weekly Export Inspections report Monday for the week ended Sept. 26. Total corn inspections were 44.9 million bushels (mb) for the week. Soybean inspections totaled 24.8 mb. Wheat inspections were 19.7 mb.

Corn inspections totaled 44.9 mb for the week ended Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Total inspections in 2024-25 are now at 131 mb, up 24% from the previous year. USDA is estimating corn exports at 2.300 billion bushels (bb) in 2024-25, up 2% from the previous year. Corn inspections in 2024-25 are running above USDA’s estimated pace at a time when USDA’s estimate of corn ending stocks is the highest in six years.

Soybean inspections totaled 24.8 mb for the week ended Sept. 26. Total inspections in 2024-25 are now at 71 mb, down 3% from the previous year. USDA is estimating soybean exports at 1.850 bb in 2024-25, up 9% from the previous year. Soybean inspections in 2024-25 are running below USDA’s estimated pace at a time when USDA’s estimate of soybean ending stocks is the highest in six years.

Wheat inspections totaled 19.7 mb for the week ended Sept. 26. Total wheat inspections in 2024-25 are now at 303 mb, up 35% from the previous year. USDA is estimating wheat exports at 825 mb in 2024-25, up 17% from the previous year. Wheat inspections in 2024-25 are running well above USDA’s estimated pace at a time when USDA’s estimate of wheat ending stocks is the highest in four years.