| USDA Weekly Grain Export Inspections Week Ended September 14, 2017 | |
| Corn | |
| Actual (MT) | 676,819 |
| Expectations (MT) | 800,000-1,100,000 |
| Comments: | Inspections are up 576 MT from the previous week and the tally was lighter than traders expected. Inspections are running 53.8% behind year-ago early in 2017-18 versus 59.5% behind the week prior. USDA’s 2017-18 export forecast of 1.850 billion bu. is down 19.4% from the previous marketing year. |
| Wheat | |
| Actual (MT) | 464,375 |
| Expectations (MT) | 300,000-500,000 |
| Comments: | Inspections are fell 44,480 MT from the previous week and met expectations. Inspections are running 1.7% ahead of year-ago versus 2.4% ahead of year-ago last week. USDA’s export forecast for 2017-18 is at 975 million bu., down 7.6% from the previous marketing year. |
| Soybeans | |
| Actual (MT) | 928,575 |
| Expectations (MMT) | 1,000,000-1,300,000 |
| Comments: | Export inspections are down 178,183 MT from the previous week, and fell short of expectations. Inspections for 2017-18 are running 6.4% ahead of year-ago versus 4.0% behind year-ago at the start of the marketing year. USDA’s 2017-18 export forecast is at 2.250 billion bu., up 3.7% from year-ago. |
