Weekly Export Inspections Summary | ||||
Weekly Inspections Metric Tonnes | Needed Per Week to Meet USDA Est. | Current Yr % of USDA Est | 5 Yr. Avg. % of USDA Est | |
Soybeans - 2022-23 Marketing Year | ||||
Jan-19 | 1,805,744 | 676,756 | 61.3% | 57.7% |
Jan-12 | 2,190,371 | 714,882 | 55.3% | 55.3% |
Jan-05 | 1,456,526 | 755,638 | 52.5% | 52.5% |
Dec-29 | 1,475,344 | 775,798 | 49.9% | 49.9% |
Dec-22 | 1,774,899 | 795,581 | 47.6% | 47.6% |
Corn - 2022-23 Marketing Year | ||||
Jan-19 | 727,643 | 1,293,280 | 21.8% | 27.8% |
Jan-12 | 779,788 | 1,276,256 | 26.0% | 26.0% |
Jan-05 | 401,108 | 1,261,540 | 24.5% | 24.5% |
Dec-29 | 683,042 | 1,237,214 | 23.0% | 23.0% |
Dec-22 | 922,142 | 1,223,396 | 21.6% | 21.6% |
Wheat - 2022-23 Marketing Year | ||||
Jan-19 | 334,217 | 261,421 | 60.5% | 60.3% |
Jan-12 | 325,643 | 263,794 | 58.7% | 58.7% |
Jan-05 | 209,544 | 265,700 | 57.0% | 57.0% |
Dec-29 | 85,672 | 265,369 | 55.4% | 55.4% |
Dec-22 | 313,707 | 261,283 | 54.2% | 54.2% |
Highlights
Soybean export inspections for the week ending January 19 came in at 1,805,744 metric tonnes. Cumulative inspections year-to-date are 34,100,498 metric tonnes which is 2.7% below last year. This is 61.3% of the USDA's forecast for the 2022-23 marketing year versus the five year average of 57.7%.
CORN
Corn export inspections for the week ending January 19 came in at 727,643 metric tonnes. Cumulative inspections year-to-date are 11,509,781 metric tonnes which is 30.3% below last year. This is 21.8% of the USDA's forecast for the 2022-23 marketing year versus the five year average of 27.8%.
WHEAT
Wheat export inspections for the week ending January 19 came in at 334,217 metric tonnes. Cumulative inspections year-to-date are 12,761,882 metric tonnes which is 3.6% below last year. This is 60.5% of the USDA's forecast for the 2022-23 marketing year versus the five year average of 60.3%.
Definition
Description
This report presents export inspections data for the week ending the previous Thursday. It also includes the data from the previous week and a year ago. It includes cumulative data for the current marketing year and the cumulative number for the same week a year ago.
Analysts like to compare the current year’s export inspections pace with previous years. They also measure the pace against the USDA’s export forecast for the entire marketing year. For example, if cumulative US soybean export inspections have reached 45% of the USDA’s forecast for the entire marketing year, while the five-year average for that week was only 40%, it would suggest that exports are running stronger than what the USDA has forecast. This could draw an analyst to conclude that the USDA will revise its export forecast higher in future Supply/Demand (WASDE) reports.
The reports also include detail on the destinations for the exports, which is helpful when tracking certain customers (China for example) whose buying patterns may be of particular interest.