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Corn, sorghum export inspections maintain faster than last year paces
The USDA’s reporting a solid week for U.S. corn and sorghum export inspections. Corn inspections as of the week ending March 26th continue to run ahead of last marketing year’s pace thanks to strong demand from several key customers, including Japan and Mexico. Sorghum is moving out faster than a year ago due to the recent surge in demand from China. Export business is influenced by several factors, including geopolitics, the value of the dollar, and seasonal changes to supply. The USDA’s next round of supply and demand projections is out April 9th.
The 2025/26 marketing year began June 1st for wheat and September 1st for corn, sorghum, and soybeans.
Wheat came out at 364,219 tons, down 95,248 from the week ending March 19th and 137,290 from the week ending March 27th, 2025. The main destinations were Japan and Nigeria. In the final quarter of the 2025/26 marketing year, wheat inspections are 20,295,257 tons, compared to 17,393,432 in 2024/25.
Corn was reported at 1,789,524 tons, up 86,873 from the previous week and 71,220 from a year ago. The primary destinations were Japan and Mexico. Early in the second half of the marketing year, corn inspections are 46,372,846 tons, compared to 34,071,068 this time last year.
Soybeans were pegged at 586,427 tons, a decline of 528,284 from the week before and 231,443 from last year. The top destinations were China and Indonesia. So far, this marketing year, soybean inspections are 29,783,385 tons, compared to 40,774,757 a year ago.
Sorghum totaled 179,781 tons, 2,422 less than the prior week, but 155,915 more than a year ago. The largest destination was China, followed distantly by Japan. 2025/26 sorghum inspections are 2,866,346 tons, compared to 1,584,364 in 2024/25.
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