This article has been reprinted from the Oct. 17 USDA Grain Transportation Report.
For the week ending October 10, total inspections of grain (corn, wheat, and soybeans) for export from all major U.S. export regions reached 2 million metric tons (mmt).
Inspections are down 6 percent from the previous week, down 29 percent from last year, and 31 percent below the 3-year average.
Total inspections of wheat and corn decreased 3 percent and 1 percent, respectively, from the previous week.
Inspections of soybeans, however, were down 9 percent from the previous week.
Mississippi Gulf grain inspections decreased 1 percent from week to week, but Pacific Northwest (PNW) inspections increased 5 percent, due primarily to more soybean inspections.