For the week ending November 8, total inspections of grain (corn, wheat, and soybeans) for export from all major U.S. export regions reached 2.82 million metric tons (mmt); down 3% from the previous week, 5% from last year, and 18% from the 3-year average.
The USDA's Grain Transportation Report says a total corn inspections decreased 12% from the previous week, but soybean inspections increased 5%.
Total wheat inspections, however, were unchanged from the past week.
Grain inspections in the Mississippi Gulf decreased 7% from the past week, but Pacific Northwest (PNW) grain inspections increased 7% from week to week.
Outstanding export sales (unshipped) of grain are up for wheat, but down for corn and soybeans.
