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Corn export inspections stay ahead of last marketing year
Corn export inspections continue to make a strong push into the end of the marketing year. The USDA says that with just over three reporting weeks remaining, more than enough corn left U.S. ports to meet the USDA’s projection during the week ending August 6th, primarily headed to the key markets Mexico and Japan. Sorghum and soybean inspections also topped their respective marks, while wheat fell short.
The current marketing year for wheat started June 1st, while the new marketing year for beans, corn, and sorghum gets underway September 1st. The USDA’s next round of supply and demand estimates is out Wednesday, August 12th at Noon Eastern/11 Central.
Wheat came out at 421,277 tons, up 82,523 from the week ending July 30th and 6,412 from the week ending August 7th, 2025. The main destinations were Japan and Mexico. In the first quarter of the 2026/27 marketing year, wheat inspections are 3,331,536 tons, compared to 4,416,270 in 2025/26.
Corn was reported at 1,740,119 tons, 147,865 less than the previous week, but 217,558 more than a year ago. The top destinations were Mexico and Japan. At this point in the 2025/26 marketing year, corn inspections are 79,017,527 tons, compared to 63,168,881 in 2024/25.
Soybeans were pegged at 399,201 tons, 51,955 higher than the week before, but 143,143 lower than this time last year. The leading destinations were Germany and Mexico. So far, this marketing year, soybean inspections are 39,751,747 tons, compared to 48,422,306 a year ago.
Sorghum inspections of 56,205 tons were a decrease of 47,323 on the week and 16,907 on the year. The largest destination was China, followed distantly by Haiti. 2025/26 sorghum inspections are 4,865,197 tons, compared to 2,075,555 in 2024/25.
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