This article has been reprinted from the Sept. 26 USDA Grain Transportation Report.
For the week ending September 19, total inspections of grain (corn, wheat, and soybeans) for export from all major U.S. export regions reached 1.7 million metric tons (mmt).
Inspections are up 2 percent from the previous week, down 35 percent from last year, and 34 percent below the 3-year average.
Inspections increased because of a rebound in soybean inspections.
Soybean inspections jumped 38 percent from the previous week, with shipments destined to Asia increasing 15 percent.
However, exports of soybeans destined to China remained unchanged from week to week.
Wheat and corn inspections decreased 8 and 45 percent, respectively, from the past week.
Mississippi Gulf grain inspections increased 23 percent from the past week, but Pacific Northwest (PNW) inspections decreased 11 percent.