Weekly Export Inspections Total 70,350 Bushels

WASHINGTON - May 28/02 - STAT -- Exports inspections of major grains and oilseeds at U.S. ports totalled 70,350 bushels during the week ending May 23, according to data compiled by the USDA.

This lifted season today export clearances to 3,387,229 bushels so far during the current marketing campaign, down 34,274 bushels from the 3,421,503 shipped during the same period last season.

Last week's volume leader was corn with 43,160 bushels shipped, followed by wheat with 14,609 bushels cleared. This lifted season to date shipments for corn to 1,315,575 bushels, compared to 1,316,749 last season; while wheat clearances now total 954,853 bushels, versus 1,024,355 last year.

                  USDA Export Inspection Summary
                        (1000 bushels)
                                                  Current    Previous    Current
              ---------- Week Ending ---------     Year        Year       4-Week
Grain         05/23/02    05/16/02    05/24/01    To Date     To Date    Average
Wheat          14,609       6,919      15,122     954,853   1,024,355      21,520
Corn           43,160      36,212      32,383   1,315,575   1,316,749      44,802
Sorghum         2,593       3,064       2,106     162,887     145,070       4,393
Rye                 0           0           0           0           0
Oats                0           0           0           5           3
Barley            241          12         227      23,650      50,628         247
Soybeans        9,747      11,735      10,110     925,765     883,017
Sunflower           0           0           0       2,261       1,078           0
Flaxseed            0           0           0       2,233         603
  Total        70,350      57,942      59,948   3,387,229   3,421,503

             USDA Inspections by Region and Country of Destination
                  (week ending May 23, 2002 in 1000 bushels)
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REGION/COUNTRY    WHEAT    YELLOW    WHITE BARLEY   SORGHUM  SOYBEANS  TOTAL
                           CORN      CORN                            
LAKES
 ITALY              663        0         0     0       0         0       663
 JAPAN                0        0         0     0       0       714       714
 SPAIN              810        0         0     0       0         0       810
  SUBTOTAL        1,473        0         0     0       0       714     2,187
ATLANTIC
 EGYPT            1,382        0         0     0       0         0     1,382
 MEXICO             100        0         0     0       0         0       100
  SUBTOTAL        1,482        0         0     0       0         0     1,482
GULF
 ALGERIA              0      623         0     0       0         0       623
 ANGOLA             243        0         0     0       0         0       243
 CHINA T              0        0         0     0       0     2,161     2,161
 COLOMBIA             0      902         0     0       0         0       902
 CONGO (BRAZ)       331        0         0     0       0         0       331
 DOMINICN REP       147      945         0     0       0         0     1,092
 EGYPT            2,087    8,378         0     0       0         0    10,465
 ETHIOPIA           551        0         0     0       0         0       551
 GUYANA               0      102         0     0       0         0       102
 HAITI              307        0         0     0       0         0       307
 HONDURAS           622      162         0     0       0         0       784
 ISRAEL               0      639         0     0       0     1,606     2,245
 JAMAICA              0      227         0     0       0         0       227
 JAPAN                0   16,103         0     0     280       853    17,236
 MEXICO             216    3,412         0     0   1,399     1,350     6,377
 NIGERIA            680        0         0     0       0         0       680
 PANAMA               0      791         0     0       0         0       791
 REP S AFRICA         0        0     1,628     0       0         0     1,628
 SAUDI ARABIA         0    1,898         0     0       0         0     1,898
 SUDAN                0      472         0     0       0         0       472
 TURKEY               0    1,222         0     0       0         0     1,222
 UGANDA               0      209         0     0       0         0       209
 UN ARAB EM           0    2,254         0     0       0         0     2,254
 VENEZUELA            0        0         0     0       0        37        37
  SUBTOTAL        5,184   38,339     1,628     0   1,679     6,007    52,837
PACIFIC
 CHINA MAIN           0        0         0     0       0     2,017     2,017
 JAPAN            2,081        0         0   241       0         0     2,322
 PHILIPPINES      3,959        0         0     0       0       231     4,190
  SUBTOTAL        6,040        0         0   241       0     2,248     8,529
INTERIOR
 BURMA                5        0         0     0       0         0         5
 MEXICO             425    1,712       494     0     914       778     4,323
  SUBTOTAL          430    1,712       494     0     914       778     4,328
TOTAL            14,609   40,051     2,122   241   2,593     9,747    69,363
SHIPMENTS
TO CANADA             0      987         0     0       0         0       987
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