For the week ending December 13, total inspections of grain (corn, wheat, and soybeans), for export from all major U.S. export regions, reached 2.61 million metric tons (mmt); up 15% from the previous week, down 17% from last year, and down 10t from the 3-year average.
According to the latest USDA Grain Transportation Report, inspections of wheat jumped 52% from the previous week, the highest since late September 2017. Demand for U.S. wheat remained strong from Asia and Latin America. Corn and soybean inspections were up 1% and 10%, respectively, from the previous week.
Pacific Northwest grain inspections increased 24% from the previous week, and Mississippi Gulf inspections increased 11% for the same period. Outstanding export sales (unshipped) are up from the previous week for wheat, but down for corn and soybeans.
