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Corn, sorghum export inspections stay ahead of last marketing year
Corn continues to leave U.S. ports at a fast pace. The USDA says corn export inspections during the week ending April 2nd were up sharply on the year as purchases by the key markets of Mexico and Japan left shore. Sorghum was also above a year ago thanks to strong demand from China. Soybeans were below last year due to the relatively slow demand from China because of ongoing trade tensions and competitive prices from Brazil. Wheat inspections were also lower than this time last year but are holding up well in the face of an ample global supply. The USDA’s next round of supply and demand numbers are out Thursday, April 9th at Noon Eastern/11 Central.
The 2025/26 marketing year began June 1st for wheat and September 1st for beans, corn, and sorghum.
Wheat came out at 334,106 tons, down 52,148 from the week ending March 26th and 1,282 from the week ending April 3rd, 2025. The main destinations were Mexico and Indonesia. In the final quarter of the 2025/26 marketing year, wheat inspections are 20,666,798 tons, compared to 17,728,820 in 2024/25.
Corn was reported at 2,002,151 tons, up 122,259 from the previous week and 388,691 from a year ago. The top destinations were Mexico and Japan. At this point in the marketing year, corn inspections are 48,465,365 tons, compared to 35,684,528 this time last year.
Soybeans were pegged at 779,352 tons, 85,276 more than the prior week, but 37,505 less than last year. The primary destinations were China and Mexico. So far, this marketing year, soybean inspections are 30,670,386 tons, compared to 41,591,614 a year ago.
Sorghum inspections totaled 59,357 tons, falling 120,424 on the week, but rising 39,498 from a year ago. The lone listed destination was China. 2025/26 sorghum inspections are 2,925,703 tons, compared to 1,604,223 in 2024/25.
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