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U.S. EXPORT INSPECTIONS

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


Week Ended:		9/11/97		9/4/97		9/12/96
Wheat			30,475		18,899		29,572
Oats			     0		     0		     0
Barley			 3,636		 3,726		   202
Corn			28,624		28,817		20,959
Sorghum			 1,846		 1,501		 2,700
Soybeans 		12,263 		 6,672 		 9,452
Total			76,844		59,616		62,885

			Current		Previous
			Market Year	Market Year
Season to: 		To Date 	To Date 
Wheat			336,928		385,290
Oats			      0		      6
Barley			 27,503		  5,222
Corn			 46,022		 28,846
Sorghum			  3,109		  4,619
Soybeans 		 14,735 	 16,551
Total			428,378		440,534

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 6,683 10,536 6,658 Soft White Mixed Total 5,525 55 28,457

Wheat and soybean numbers came in above trade expectations. Major destinations for wheat were Egypt 6.2 mb and Pakistan 4.5 mb. Major destinations for soybeans were Japan 2.9 mb and Germany 2.4 mb. Corn inspections fell in the mid-range of expectations. Major destinations for corn were Japan 14.4 mb and Korea 4.1 mb.

September 15, 1997 DTN Grains

Consensus National Futures and Financial On Line Index

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