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Fast pace continues for corn export inspections

The USDA says corn export inspections as of the week ending November 8th remain ahead of the projected pace for the current marketing year.

Wheat came out at 342,157 tons, up 1,593 from the week ending November 1st and 33,499 higher than the week ending November 9th, 2017. For the 2018/19 marketing year to date, wheat inspections are 9,297,344 tons, compared to 11,756,621 in 2017/18.

Corn was reported at 1,136,708 tons, 147,645 less than the previous week, but 730,076 more than this time last year. So far, this marketing year, corn inspections are 11,106,645 tons, compared to 5,959,207 a year ago.

Soybeans were pegged at 1,301,775 tons, 57,578 above the week before, but 883,409 below a year ago. At this point in the marketing year, soybean inspections are 9,908,846 tons, compared to 17,054,290 last year.

Sorghum inspections totaled 11,653 tons, a decrease of 11,144 on the week and a drop of 130,393 on the year. 2018/19 sorghum inspections are 171,397 tons, compared to 641,944 in 2017/18.