Weekly Export Inspections Report

OMAHA (DTN) — USDA released its weekly Export Inspections report Monday for the week ended Sept. 18. Total corn inspections were 52.3 million bushels (mb), soybean inspections totaled 29.6 mb, and wheat inspections were 27.7 mb. All inspections were for the 2025-26 marketing year.

Corn inspections totaled 52.3 mb for the week ended Sept. 18, 2025. Total inspections for 2025-26 are now at 137.5 mb, up 59% from the previous year. USDA is estimating corn exports to total 2.975 billion bushels (bb) in 2025-26, up 5% from the previous year. Corn inspections in 2025-26 are running well ahead of USDA’s estimated pace at a time when USDA’s estimate of corn ending stocks is the highest in seven years.

Soybean inspections totaled 17.8 mb for the week ended Sept. 18. Total inspections for 2025-26 are now at 57.7 mb, up 26% from the previous year. USDA is estimating soybean exports to total 1.685 bb in 2025-26, down 10% from the previous year. Soybean inspections are running ahead USDA’s estimated pace at a time when USDA’s estimate of soybean ending stocks is the third highest in five years.

Wheat inspections totaled 31.4 mb for the week ended Sept. 18. Total inspections for 2025-26 are now at 320.1 mb, up 13% from the previous year. USDA is estimating wheat exports to total 900 mb in 2025-26, up 9% from the previous year. Wheat inspections are running ahead of USDA’s estimated pace at a time when USDA’s estimate of wheat ending stocks is the third highest in five years.