By Kirk Maltais
Export inspections of U.S. corn jumped from both the prior week and year, according to data from the Department of Agriculture.
In its weekly Grain Export Inspections report, the USDA said that for the week ended April 30, corn export inspections rose to 2.03 million metric tons. That's up from 1.66 million tons at this point last week, as well as 1.62 million tons for the same week in 2025.
Wheat export inspections for the week totaled 434,204 tons, also were up from both this time last week and last year. Soybean inspections were 450,145 tons, lower than the prior week but higher than this time last year.
Mexico was the leading destination for both corn and wheat for the week, while China was the top destination for soybeans.
Corn and wheat inspections are both trending above both last year's pace and the average five-year pace, said the Hightower Report in a note published after the report's release Monday. Following the report's release, CBOT corn was up 0.9%, soybeans were up 1.8%, and wheat rose 0.3%.
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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05-04-26 1214ET
