For the week ending December 10, total inspections of grain (corn, wheat, and soybeans) for export from all major U.S. export regions totaled 3.6 million metric tons (MMT). Total grain inspections were down 10% from the previous week, up 37% from last year, and up 34% from the 3-year average.
Inspections of wheat dropped notably from the previous week as shipments to Asia and Latin America decreased.
Soybean inspections decreased 8% from week to week, but inspections of corn increased 18%, as shipments to Asia increased significantly.
Pacific Northwest (PNW) grain inspections decreased 31% from the previous week, while Mississippi Gulf inspections increased 15%.
Despite the drop in grain inspections, total rail deliveries of grain to U.S. ports remained strong; increasing 122% from last year and increasing 64% from the 3-year average in the last 4 weeks.
