By Kirk Maltais


Export inspections of U.S. soybeans are down 47% from the previous week, according to Agriculture Department data.

In its latest Grain Exports Inspection report on Monday, the USDA forecast that soybean inspections totaled 414,484 metric tons, down from 785,116 tons last week. It's also lower than the 503,900 tons recorded for this time last year.

Corn and wheat inspections are slightly higher for the week, with corn inspections up to 1.43 million tons and wheat up to 498,989 tons. Corn shipments remain ahead of this time last year, while soybeans and wheat are down from the previous week.

China was the leading destination for both U.S. wheat and soybeans, according to the report. Japan was the leading destination for U.S. corn.

Most-active corn trading on the CBOT is down 1.6%, while soybeans are off 0.8% and wheat has lost 1%.


To see related data, search "USDA Grain Inspections for Export in Metric Tons" in Dow Jones NewsPlus.


Write to Kirk Maltais at kirk.maltais@wsj.com

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04-01-24 1203ET