This article has been reprinted from the Oct. 24 USDA Grain Transportation Report.
For the week ending October 17, total inspections of grain (corn, wheat, and soybeans) for export from all major U.S. export regions reached 2.5 million metric tons (mmt).
Inspections were up 24 percent from the previous week, down 9 percent from last year, and 18 percent below the 3-year average.
Total inspections of wheat, corn, and soybeans increased by 14 percent, 11 percent, and 36 percent, respectively, from the past week. Soybean inspections were the highest they had been since late February.
Although inspections of soybeans destined to Asia increased notably, inspections destined to China were still below average.
Pacific Northwest (PNW) inspections increased 52 percent from the previous week while Mississippi Gulf grain inspections increased 16 percent.