This article has been reprinted from USDA's Nov. 21 Grain Transportation Report.
For the week ending November 14, total inspections of grain (corn, wheat, and soybeans) for export from all major U.S. export regions reached 2.71 million metric tons (mmt), increasing for the second consecutive week.
Total inspections were up 6 percent from the previous week, up 6 percent from last year, but down 20 percent from the 3-year average.
From the past week, corn rose 10 percent, soybeans rose 14 percent, and wheat inspections fell 17 percent.
Weekly inspections increased 7 percent from the previous week in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) and 13 percent in the Mississippi Gulf.
Despite the increases in weekly inspections, total year-to-date inspections of grain are still below last year by 14 percent.