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Corn, sorghum export inspections above last week, year

Global corn demand continues to look solid. The USDA says corn inspections during the week ending July 30^th were larger than what’s needed to meet projections for the current marketing year, which ends in about a month. Last week’s leading destinations were Mexico and South Korea, both of which are key customers for and consistent buyers of U.S. corn. Sorghum inspections were also ahead of pace, with China topping the list. The USDA’s updated supply and demand numbers are out August 12^th.

The 2025/26 marketing year got underway September 1^st for corn, sorghum, and soybeans, while 2026/27 began June 1^st for wheat.

Wheat came out at 335,313 tons, down 82,155 from the week ending July 23^rd and 355,417 from the week ending July 31^st, 2025. The main destinations were South Korea and Thailand. Nearly two months into the 2026/27 marketing year, wheat inspections are 2,906,818 tons, compared to 4,001,405 in 2025/26.

Corn was reported at 1,884,680 tons, up 351,421 from the previous week and 588,857 from this time last year. The leading destinations were Mexico and South Korea. Approaching the end of the 2025/26 marketing year, corn inspections are 77,274,104 tons, compared to 61,646,320 late in 2024/25.

Soybeans were pegged at 343,941 tons, a decrease of 21,779 from the week before and 284,462 from a year ago. The top destinations were Indonesia and Mexico. So far, this marketing year, soybean inspections are 39,349,241 tons, compared to 47,877,962 last year.

Sorghum inspections totaled 103,528 tons, an increase of 53,387 on the week and 91,653 on the year. The primary destinations were China and Eritrea. 2025/26 sorghum inspections are 4,808,992 tons, compared to 2,002,443 in 2024/25.