U.S. soybean export inspections rose week to week, while corn and wheat assessments declined, according to the USDA. Soybean inspections for the week ending April 9 totaled 814,500 metric tons, up from almost 805,000 the previous week and significantly higher than the 554,900 tons reported during the same period last year. In contrast, corn inspections fell to 1.78 million metric tons from 2.05 million the week prior and were slightly below the 1.83 million tons recorded a year earlier.
Wheat inspections also declined, dropping to 320,000 metric tons from 343,000 the previous week and well below the 612,000 tons inspected during the same week in 2025. Since the start of the marketing year, soybean inspections have reached 31.5 million metric tons, down from 42.1 million last year. Corn inspections are up to 50.2 million metric tons, while wheat inspections have climbed to 21 million metric tons.
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