For the week ending January 9, total inspections of grain (corn, wheat, and soybeans) for export from all major U.S. export regions reached 2.1 million metric tons (MMT).
Total grain inspections were up 6% from the previous week, down 22% from last year and 4% below the 3-year average. Inspections of wheat jumped 30% from week to week, primarily because of increased shipments to Asia and Latin America.
Soybean inspections increased 9% from the past week, but inspections of corn decreased 16%.
Pacific Northwest (PNW) grain inspections increased 6% from the previous week, and Mississippi Gulf inspections increased 16%.
Information provided by the USDA Grain Transportation Report.
