Weekly Export Inspections Summary
Soybeans - 2024-25 Marketing Year
Pace to HitCumulativePercent of USDA Est.Current
Week EndingCurrentUSDA Est.CurrentYr. AgoCurrent5 Year Avg.in Million Bu.
Jan-23729,362531,75833,033,58627,690,55366.5%62.2%26.799
Jan-16979,290538,07332,297,93326,777,05665.0%59.4%35.983
Jan-091,357,370551,37431,317,12325,592,10063.1%56.3%49.875
Jan-021,295,379574,98929,956,10324,312,44960.3%53.3%47.597
Dec-261,643,202597,24728,595,70523,271,65057.6%50.9%60.377
Corn - 2024-25 Marketing Year
Pace to HitCumulativePercent of USDA Est.Current
Week EndingCurrentUSDA Est.CurrentYr. AgoCurrent5 Year Avg.in Million Bu.
Jan-231,247,0041,333,94720,496,52915,672,48832.9%25.9%49.092
Jan-161,542,3291,331,24319,249,86514,746,13930.9%24.2%60.719
Jan-091,442,2521,337,59517,707,19613,999,20628.5%22.7%56.779
Jan-02877,2141,341,47916,236,43913,042,81026.1%21.1%34.534
Dec-26907,5651,328,32515,359,10511,950,44824.7%19.6%35.729
Wheat - 2024-25 Marketing Year
Pace to HitCumulativePercent of USDA Est.Current
Week EndingCurrentUSDA Est.CurrentYr. AgoCurrent5 Year Avg.in Million Bu.
Jan-23484,544299,37913,763,71311,007,49659.5%59.9%17.804
Jan-16261,786305,11413,279,16910,723,70757.4%58.2%9.619
Jan-09299,191304,12213,007,08710,408,52156.2%56.6%10.993
Jan-02412,342303,69112,717,75210,166,11255.0%54.8%15.151
Dec-26339,101307,40012,283,1749,664,20253.1%53.7%12.460

Highlights

BEANS
Soybean export inspections for the week ending January 23 came in at 729,362 metric tonnes. Cumulative inspections year-to-date are 33,033,586 metric tonnes which is 19.3% above last year. This is 66.5% of the USDA's forecast for the 2024-25 marketing year versus the five year average of 62.2%.

CORN
Corn export inspections for the week ending January 23 came in at 1,247,004 metric tonnes. Cumulative inspections year-to-date are 20,496,529 metric tonnes which is 30.8% above last year. This is 32.9% of the USDA's forecast for the 2024-25 marketing year versus the five year average of 25.9%.

WHEAT
Wheat export inspections for the week ending January 23 came in at 484,544 metric tonnes. Cumulative inspections year-to-date are 13,763,713 metric tonnes which is 25.0% above last year. This is 59.5% of the USDA's forecast for the 2024-25 marketing year versus the five year average of 59.9%.

Definition

This report contains a weekly summary of grains weighed for export in metric tons, including totals for the current and previous market year to date. Included are grains prepared for export weekly by country of destination and port area.

Description

This report provides a weekly update of US exports of corn, wheat and soybeans. The data compiled in this report is a measure of actual exports leaving the country. Exports are covered in greater detail in the weekly Export Sales report, which is released on Thursday, but because this report is released out on Mondays, it offers an earlier glimpse of the week’s exports.

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.
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