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 | ||||
Apr-06 | 669,566 | 417,482 | 84.1% | 74.7% |
Mar-30 | 503,900 | 429,333 | 73.7% | 73.7% |
Mar-23 | 892,086 | 432,544 | 72.8% | 72.8% |
Mar-16 | 719,532 | 451,787 | 71.7% | 71.7% |
Mar-09 | 633,367 | 463,064 | 70.5% | 70.5% |
Corn - 2022-23 Marketing Year | ||||
Apr-06 | 805,167 | 1,285,665 | 42.9% | 51.2% |
Mar-30 | 1,098,461 | 1,263,718 | 48.8% | 48.8% |
Mar-23 | 688,379 | 1,259,841 | 46.2% | 46.2% |
Mar-16 | 1,192,093 | 1,235,126 | 43.6% | 43.6% |
Mar-09 | 1,015,175 | 1,233,911 | 41.4% | 41.4% |
Wheat - 2022-23 Marketing Year | ||||
Apr-06 | 335,444 | 186,750 | 81.5% | 80.5% |
Mar-30 | 168,543 | 193,555 | 78.4% | 78.4% |
Mar-23 | 403,853 | 192,958 | 76.7% | 76.7% |
Mar-16 | 375,271 | 201,365 | 75.2% | 75.2% |
Mar-09 | 256,901 | 208,636 | 73.4% | 73.4% |
Highlights
Soybean export inspections for the week ending April 6 came in at 669,566 metric tonnes. Cumulative inspections year-to-date are 46,132,515 metric tonnes which is 2.4% above last year. This is 84.1% of the USDA's forecast for the 2022-23 marketing year versus the five year average of 74.7%.
CORN
Corn export inspections for the week ending April 6 came in at 805,167 metric tonnes. Cumulative inspections year-to-date are 20,174,710 metric tonnes which is 37.1% below last year. This is 42.9% of the USDA's forecast for the 2022-23 marketing year versus the five year average of 51.2%.
WHEAT
Wheat export inspections for the week ending April 6 came in at 335,444 metric tonnes. Cumulative inspections year-to-date are 17,194,919 metric tonnes which is 2.5% below last year. This is 81.5% of the USDA's forecast for the 2022-23 marketing year versus the five year average of 80.5%.
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.