The U.S. Agriculture Department reported export inspections in 1000 bushels as follows:

Week Ended:		11/27/97	11/20/97	11/28/96
Wheat			16,397		18,560		 19,528
Oats			     0		     0		      0
Barley			   473		 6,053		      0
Corn			30,059		23,066		 53,865
Sorghum			 2,580		 2,582		  5,826
Soybeans		29,179		41,088		 37,754
Sunflower 		     0 		     0 		      0

Total			78,688		91,349		116,973

			Current		Previous
			Market Year	Market Year
Season to: 		To Date 	To Date 
Wheat			  577,066	  628,285
Oats			       11	      335
Barley			   62,208	   12,922
Corn			  364,638	  444,681
Sorghum			   40,187	   47,330
Soybeans		  365,837	  286,681
Sunflower 		        0 		1
Total			1,409,947	1,420,235

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 3,411		3,090		3,800

		Soft
		White		Durum		Totals
Total		3,715		2,639		16,655

Wheat and soybean inspections came in three to four million bushels below trade expectations. Major destinations for wheat were Egypt 4 mb and Pakistan 2.7 mb. Major destinations for soybeans were the Netherlands 4.9 mb and Japan 4.6 mb. Major destinations for corn were Japan 8.1 mb and Mexico 3.5 mb.

December 1, 1997 DTN Grains

Statistics

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12/02 REDBOOK RETAIL AVERAGES Retail Sales Index

12/04 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

12/01 U.S. EXPORT INSPECTIONS

12/04 EXPORT SALES REPORT

12/01 NAPM REPORT ON BUSINESS

12/02 COMPOSITE INDEXES OF LEADING, COINCIDENT, AND LAGGING OCTOBER 1997

12/02 OUTLOOK FOR U.S. AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS

12/01 OCTOBER 1997 CONSTRUCTION AT $605.5 BILLION ANNUAL RATE

12/04 HOUSING COMPLETIONS SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

12/03 OCTOBER 1997 NEW HOUSING SALES AT ANNUAL RATE OF 797,000

12/04 PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS Third Quarter 1997

12/05 THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION NOVEMBER 1997

12/05 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS INVENTORIES AND ORDERS OCTOBER 1997

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