Inspections of corn for overseas delivery increased week to week while bean and wheat assessments declined during the week ending on December 5. USDA data says corn inspections rose to 1.05 million metric tons, up from almost 949,000 tons a week earlier and well above the 725,000 tons assessed during the same week last year.
Examinations for soybeans for export fell to 1.62 million tons, down from 2.11 million tons the prior week, but still above the 999,790 tons inspected at the same point in 2023. Wheat inspections were reported at 226,513 tons, down from 298,550 the previous week and 293,700 tons last year.
Since the start of the marketing year, USDA has inspected 12.1 million metric tons of corn, up from 9.19 million tons during the same period last year. Bean assessments are at 23.4 million tons, up from 19.8 million last year. Wheat assessments are currently 11.2 million tons.
