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 | ||||
Jul-13 | 155,556 | 583,527 | 92.6% | 87.7% |
Jul-06 | 300,765 | 537,253 | 86.9% | 86.9% |
Jun-29 | 262,532 | 504,913 | 85.9% | 85.9% |
Jun-22 | 146,006 | 479,309 | 84.9% | 84.9% |
Jun-15 | 179,548 | 447,644 | 83.9% | 83.9% |
Corn - 2022-23 Marketing Year | ||||
Jul-13 | 363,818 | 1,171,825 | 80.8% | 82.1% |
Jul-06 | 349,587 | 1,070,077 | 80.3% | 80.3% |
Jun-29 | 675,889 | 991,498 | 78.6% | 78.6% |
Jun-22 | 550,511 | 956,922 | 76.8% | 76.8% |
Jun-15 | 830,999 | 914,507 | 74.9% | 74.9% |
Wheat - 2023-24 Marketing Year | ||||
Jul-13 | 253,409 | 303,615 | 9.0% | 12.0% |
Jul-06 | 419,326 | 302,790 | 10.3% | 10.3% |
Jun-29 | 342,175 | 304,788 | 8.2% | 8.2% |
Jun-22 | 204,424 | 305,307 | 6.9% | 6.9% |
Jun-15 | 235,175 | 303,656 | 5.1% | 5.1% |
Highlights
Soybean export inspections for the week ending July 13 came in at 155,556 metric tonnes. Cumulative inspections year-to-date are 49,888,673 metric tonnes which is 5.3% below last year. This is 92.6% of the USDA's forecast for the 2022-23 marketing year versus the five year average of 87.7%.
CORN
Corn export inspections for the week ending July 13 came in at 363,818 metric tonnes. Cumulative inspections year-to-date are 33,874,631 metric tonnes which is 32.7% below last year. This is 80.8% of the USDA's forecast for the 2022-23 marketing year versus the five year average of 82.1%.
WHEAT
Wheat export inspections for the week ending July 13 came in at 253,409 metric tonnes. Cumulative inspections year-to-date are 1,773,359 metric tonnes which is 16.2% below last year. This is 9.0% of the USDA's forecast for the 2023-24 marketing year versus the five year average of 12.0%.
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.