Weekly Export Inspections Total 52,986 Bushels
WASHINGTON - May 20/02 - STAT -- Exports inspections of major grains and oilseeds at U.S. ports totalled 52,986 bushels during the week ending May 16, according to data compiled by the USDA.
This lifted season today export clearances to 3,311,923 bushels so far during the current marketing campaign, down 49,632 bushels from the 3,361,555 shipped during the same period last season.
Last week's volume leader was corn with 34,015 bushels shipped, followed by soybeans with 11,059 bushels cleared. This lifted season to date shipments for corn to 1,270,218 bushels, compared to 1,284,366 last season; while soybeans clearances now total 915,342 bushels, versus 872,907 last year.
USDA Export Inspection Summary
(1000 bushels)
Current Previous Current
---------- Week Ending --------- Year Year 4-Week
Grain 05/16/02 05/09/02 05/17/01 To Date To Date Average
Wheat 5,857 20,583 14,626 939,182 1,009,233 21,546
Corn 34,015 36,877 20,737 1,270,218 1,284,366 43,734
Sorghum 2,043 3,443 4,727 159,273 142,964 4,758
Rye 0 0 0 0 0
Oats 0 0 0 5 3
Barley 12 272 333 23,409 50,401 450
Soybeans 11,059 10,675 7,430 915,342 872,907
Sunflower 0 0 0 2,261 1,078 0
Flaxseed 0 0 0 2,233 603
Total 52,986 71,850 47,853 3,311,923 3,361,555
USDA Inspections by Region and Country of Destination
(week ending May 16, 2002 in 1000 bushels)
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REGION/COUNTRY WHEAT YELLOW WHITE BARLEY SORGHUM SOYBEANS TOTAL
CORN CORN
ST LAWR SWY
EGYPT 0 2,450 0 0 0 0 2,450
SUBTOTAL 0 2,450 0 0 0 0 2,450
LAKES
ALGERIA 0 724 0 0 0 0 724
SUBTOTAL 0 724 0 0 0 0 724
ATLANTIC
SURINAME 0 113 0 0 0 0 113
SUBTOTAL 0 113 0 0 0 0 113
GULF
ALGERIA 0 1,326 0 0 0 0 1,326
COLOMBIA 0 1,824 0 0 0 0 1,824
COSTA RICA 0 706 0 0 0 436 1,142
DOMINICN REP 467 2,044 0 0 0 0 2,511
EGYPT 2,205 0 0 0 0 0 2,205
GHANA 352 0 0 0 0 0 352
GUATEMALA 0 293 0 0 0 117 410
JAPAN 0 14,618 0 0 236 823 15,677
KOREA REP 0 0 0 0 0 2,099 2,099
MEXICO 561 0 1,328 0 1,016 1,113 4,018
NIGERIA 860 0 0 0 0 0 860
PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 0 198 198
RWANDA 0 61 0 0 0 0 61
SOMALIA 0 0 0 0 175 0 175
SURINAME 106 0 0 0 0 0 106
TUNISIA 0 908 0 0 0 0 908
TURKEY 0 5,740 0 0 0 766 6,506
UGANDA 179 0 0 0 0 0 179
VENEZUELA 173 491 0 0 0 889 1,553
ZAMBIA 0 117 0 0 0 0 117
SUBTOTAL 4,903 28,128 1,328 0 1,427 6,441 42,227
PACIFIC
CHINA MAIN 0 0 0 0 0 864 864
CHINA T 0 1,075 0 0 0 1,196 2,271
INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 0 1,170 1,170
JAPAN 873 0 0 0 0 0 873
SUBTOTAL 873 1,075 0 0 0 3,230 5,178
INTERIOR
MEXICO 81 1,662 0 12 616 999 3,370
SUBTOTAL 81 1,662 0 12 616 999 3,370
TOTAL 5,857 34,152 1,328 12 2,043 10,670 54,062
SHIPMENTS
TO CANADA 0 985 0 0 0 389 1,374
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