Corn inspections totaled 1.67 MMT during the week ended June 12, down slightly from the previous week but landed just short of the upper end of the pre-report range.
Minimal changes were made to wheat production. However, old- and new-crop corn and cotton ending stocks were trimmed from May.
Weekly soybean and wheat sales during the week ended June 5 each fell short of pre-report expectations, while corn declined 16% from the previous week.
Weekly corn and soybean inspections surpassed pre-report expectations for the week ended June 5.
Soybeans led the charge during the week ended May 29, rising 33% from the previous week while corn rose 3%. Meanwhile, new crop wheat sales continued to prove solid.
Corn inspections during the week ended May 29 rose 157,000 MT, topping the pre-report range. Soybean inspections also rose on the week, while wheat inspections declined modestly.
Corn sales during the week ended May 22 dipped 23%, while soybean sales declined 53%. Meanwhile, new-crop wheat sales remained firm.
Wheat inspections during the week ended May 22 rose on the week, while corn and soybean inspections each marked declines.
During the week ended May 15, corn inspections rose 419,000 MT from the previous week, nearly topping analysts’ pre-report range. Soybean inspections were notably short of expectations.
While old- and new-crop ending stocks were both well below pre-report expectations, wheat production landed well above analysts’ estimates.

Hillari Mason