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U.S. EXPORT INSPECTIONS

The U.S. Agriculture Department reported export inspections in 1000 bushels as follows: 
Week Ended:    		6/5/97	5/29/97	6/6/96


Wheat     		15,839  9,410 	23,657
Oats 			     0      0        3
Barley    		     3  1,232      565
Flaxseed  		     0      0        0
Corn 			22,885 27,342   33,340
Sorghum   		2,451   1,984    1,221
Soybeans  		5,831   7,847   10,458
Sunflower          	    0       0        0
Total     		47,009 47,815   69,244


     			Current   	Previous
     			Market Year    	Market Year
Season to:      	To Date   	To Date 
Wheat     		12,174    	22,315
Oats 			     0               3
Barley          	     3             565
Flaxseed  		     0               0
Corn 		     1,411,774       1,848,558
Sorghum   	       162,267         126,943
Soybeans  	       798,215         709,802
Sunflower           	    13           7,829
Total     	     2,384,446       2,716,015

Wheat Inspected And/Or Weighed For Export
By Class, Region, And Port Area (mill. bu.)

Hard Red Hard Red Soft Red Spring Winter Winter Total Shipments 7,358 2,601 748

Soft White Durum Totals Total 5,431 63 16,201

Crop marketing years begin June 1 for wheat, rye, oats, barley and flaxseed; September 1 for corn, sorghum, soybeans and sunflower seeds. Includes waterway shipments to Canada.

Wheat inspections were higher than anticipated with major destinations Japan 3.5 mb and Pakistan 2.9 mb. Corn inspections were about 4 mb below expectations. Major destinations werre Japan 10.6 mb and Portugal 2.5 mb. Major destinations for soybeans were Japan 2 mb and Mexico 1.5 mb.

June 9, 1997
DTN Grains

Consensus National Futures and Financial On Line Index
Grain and Oilseeds Index

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