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Wheat inspections down on week, year

USDA reports wheat export inspections for the week ending September 4 were less than what’s needed weekly to meet USDA projections for the 2014/15 marketing year.

Wheat came out at 530,773 tons, down 243,296 from the week ending August 28 and 369,038 lower than the week ending September 5, 2013. For the 2014/15 marketing year to date, wheat inspections are 7,065,112 tons, compared to 10,209,295 in 2013/14.

Corn was reported at 1,197,385 tons, up 312,399 from the previous week and 943,799 higher than this time last year. Early in the marketing year, corn inspections are 725,552 tons, compared to 207,385 a year ago.

Soybeans were pegged at 173,732 tons, 128,765 more than the week before and 105,246 above last year. So far this marketing year, soybean inspections are 78,588 tons, compared to 50,194 early in the prior marketing year.

Sorghum inspections totaled 64,019 tons. That’s a decrease of 96,566 tons on the week and 58,871 on the year. 2014/15 sorghum inspections are 62,305 tons, compared to 101,071 at the outset of 2013/14.