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Corn export inspections continue to stand out
Corn export movement continues to make a strong push into the end of the marketing year. The USDA says that with just a few reporting days remaining in 2025/26, corn inspections for the week ending August 27th were up on the year, with the total now just under the USDA’s record projection. That corn export demand was driven by competitive pricing and growing global demand for livestock feed and biofuels production. Sorghum, soybean, and wheat inspections were below year ago levels. The USDA’s next round of supply and demand projections is out September 11th.
The 2025/26 marketing year began September 1st for beans, corn, and sorghum, while 2026/27 got underway June 1st for wheat.
Wheat came out at 430,925 tons, down 1,613 from the week ending August 20th and 373,988 from the week ending August 28th, 2025. The primary destinations were the Philippines and Taiwan. Late in the first quarter of the 2026/27 marketing year, wheat inspections are 4,776,858 tons, compared to 6,671,297 in 2025/26.
Corn was reported at 1,496,034 tons, up 173,440 from the previous week and 86,314 from this time last year. The main destinations were Mexico and South Korea. Approaching the end of the 2025/26 marketing year, corn inspections are 83,805,596 tons, compared to 66,968,828 late in 2024/25.
Soybeans were pegged at 250,801 tons, a decrease of 179,278 on the week and 241,165 on the year. The top destinations were Mexico and Algeria. So far, this marketing year, soybean inspections are 40,744,315 tons, compared to 49,810,744 from a year ago.
Sorghum totaled 48,376 tons, 47,397 more than the prior week, but 17,486 less than last year. The lone listed destination was China. 2025/26 sorghum inspections are 4,915,724 tons, compared to 2,225,784 in 2024/25.
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