Weekly Export Inspections Total 66,466 Bushels

WASHINGTON - May 13/02 - STAT -- Exports inspections of major grains and oilseeds at U.S. ports totalled 66,466 bushels during the week ending May 09, according to data compiled by the USDA.

This lifted season today export clearances to 3,253,553 bushels so far during the current marketing campaign, down 60,149 bushels from the 3,313,702 shipped during the same period last season.

Last week's volume leader was corn with 36,659 bushels shipped, followed by wheat with 18,019 bushels cleared. This lifted season to date shipments for corn to 1,235,985 bushels, compared to 1,263,629 last season; while wheat clearances now total 930,761 bushels, versus 994,607 last year.

                  USDA Export Inspection Summary
                        (1000 bushels)
                                                  Current    Previous    Current
              ---------- Week Ending ---------     Year        Year       4-Week
Grain         05/09/02    05/02/02    05/10/01    To Date     To Date    Average
Wheat          18,019      20,049      14,841     930,761     994,607      24,766
Corn           36,659      36,315      23,081   1,235,985   1,263,629      43,640
Sorghum         1,583       3,918       7,579     155,370     138,237       4,194
Rye                 0           0           0           0           0
Oats                0           0           0           5           3
Barley              0         466       1,343      23,125      50,068         600
Soybeans       10,205      11,162       7,989     903,813     865,477
Sunflower           0           0           0       2,261       1,078           0
Flaxseed            0           0           0       2,233         603
  Total        66,466      71,910      54,833   3,253,553   3,313,702

             USDA Inspections by Region and Country of Destination
                  (week ending May 09, 2002 in 1000 bushels)
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REGION/COUNTRY         WHEAT   YELLOW    WHITE SORGHUM  SOYBEANS       TOTAL
                                CORN      CORN                    
ST LAWR SWY
      EGYPT              677       0         0       0         0         677
      TURKEY             735       0         0       0       886       1,621
       SUBTOTAL        1,412       0         0       0       886       2,298
LAKES
      ALGERIA            687       0         0       0         0         687
       SUBTOTAL          687       0         0       0         0         687
ATLANTIC
      EGYPT            2,190       0         0       0         0       2,190
       SUBTOTAL        2,190       0         0       0         0       2,190
GULF
      ALGERIA              0   2,079         0       0         0       2,079
      BAHAMAS              0     112         0       0         0         112
      CHINA T              0   5,797         0       0       914       6,711
      COLOMBIA           336       0         0       0         0         336
      COSTA RICA         210       0         0       0         0         210
      DOMINICN REP         0     698         0       0         0         698
      EGYPT            4,190   7,213         0       0         0      11,403
      EL SALVADOR          0     205         0       0         0         205
      GUATEMALA            0     457         0       0         0         457
      HAITI              308       0         0       0         0         308
      HONDURAS            61     356         0       0         0         417
      INDONESIA            0       0         0       0     3,521       3,521
      ISRAEL               0   2,111         0       0         0       2,111
      JAMAICA              0     433         0       0         0         433
      JAPAN                0   7,036         0       0     2,788       9,824
      KOREA REP            0   1,664         0       0         0       1,664
      MEXICO           1,645   1,587         0     427     1,598       5,257
      NICARAGUA            0     401       182       0         0         583
      NIGERIA            364       0         0       0         0         364
      PERU             1,521     951         0       0         0       2,472
      RUSSIA               0     476         0       0         0         476
      SUDAN                0       0         0     118         0         118
      VENEZUELA          555       0         0       0         0         555
       SUBTOTAL        9,190  31,576       182     545     8,821      50,314
PACIFIC
      CHINA MAIN         606       0         0       0         0         606
      CHINA T          1,561   2,728         0       0       902       5,191
      INDONESIA          863       0         0       0         0         863
      JAPAN            1,139       0         0       0         0       1,139
      PHILIPPINES        559       0         0       0         0         559
       SUBTOTAL        4,728   2,728         0       0       902       8,358
INTERIOR
      MEXICO             240     513       244   1,038       482       2,517
       SUBTOTAL          240     513       244   1,038       482       2,517
TOTAL                 18,447  34,817       426   1,583    11,091      66,364
SHIPMENTS
TO CANADA                984   1,416         0       0         0       2,400
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