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Strong demand from China pulls sorghum export inspections ahead of last year

U.S. sorghum export inspections continue to pick up steam. Sorghum inspections during the week ending February 26^th were up sharply the year and the overall pace has pulled ahead of last marketing year as previous purchases by China leave U.S. ports. China also took the lead for U.S. soybean inspections and Mexico topped the list for corn. Wheat inspections fell below a year ago but remain ahead of the pace needed to meet projections for the current marketing year. The USDA’s next round of supply and demand numbers is out March 10^th.

The 2025/26 marketing year began June 1^st for wheat and September 1^st for beans, corn, and sorghum.

Wheat came out at 344,272 tons, down 219,148 from the week ending February 19^th and 46,417 from the week ending February 27^th, 2025. The main destinations were the Philippines and Tanzania. Very close to the final quarter of the 2025/26 marketing year, wheat inspections are 18,617,519 tons, compared to 15,669,217 in 2024/25.

Corn was reported at 1,858,624 tons, 161,615 lower than the previous week, but 506,051 higher than a year ago. The primary destinations were Mexico and South Korea. Approaching the back half of the marketing year, corn inspections are 39,618,674 tons, compared to 27,268,257 this time last year.

Soybeans were pegged at 1,137,582 tons, an increase of 456,037 from the week before and 435,422 from last year. The leading destinations were China and Germany. So far, this marketing year, soybean inspections are 26,182,723 tons, compared to 37,600,985 a year ago.

Sorghum inspections totaled 237,851 tons, rising 37,294 on the week and 221,332 on the year. The lone listed destination was China. 2025/26 sorghum inspections are 2,165,019 tons, compared to 1,486,499 in 2024/25.