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Corn export inspections solid, with sorghum, soybeans up on week
U.S. corn continues to ship out at a relatively rapid pace. The USDA says corn export inspections during the week ending June 25th were up on the year, mainly to the key customers of Japan and Mexico. With about two months left in the marketing year, corn sales have already met the USDA’s target thanks to competitive pricing and solid global demand. Sorghum and soybean export inspections were also above year ago levels, while wheat was down on the week and the year. The USDA’s next round of supply and demand numbers is out July 10th.
The 2025/26 marketing year got underway September 1st for beans, corn, and sorghum, while 2026/27 began June 1st for wheat.
Wheat came out at 358,253 tons, down 37,861 from the week ending June 18th and 118,328 from the week ending June 26th, 2025. The leading destinations were South Korea and Mexico. Less than a month into the 2026/27 marketing year, wheat inspections are 1,332,932 tons, compared to 1,321,549 in 2025/26.
Corn was reported at 1,786,167 tons, up 318,543 from the previous week and 405,224 from this time last year. The main destinations were Japan and Mexico. For the 2025/26 marketing year to date, corn inspections are 68,881,976 tons, compared to 54,955,195 in 2024/25.
Soybeans were pegged at 419,124 tons, 146,983 higher than the week before and 181,945 above a year ago. The top destinations were Mexico and Japan. So far, this marketing year, soybean inspections are 37,298,689 tons, compared to 45,892,170 last year.
Sorghum totaled 169,743 tons, an increase of 130,671 on the week and 158,743 on the year. The listed destinations were China and Japan. 2025/26 sorghum export inspections are 4,592,271 tons, compared to 1,945,201 in 2024/25.
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