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

Week Ended: 3/20/97 3/13/97 3/21/96
Wheat 11,074 13,592 26,822
Oats 6 0 0
Barley 0 81 448
Flaxseed 0 0 0
Corn 44,333 38,044 49,732
Sorghum 5,407 4,944 3,057
Soybeans 13,775 19,148 19,144
Sunflower 0 0
Total 74,595 75,809 99,203


Season to:		Current
Market Year
To Date 		Previous
Market Year
To Date
Wheat 838,108 1,039,434x
Oats 350 484
Barley 18,685 53,006
Flaxseed 0 3
Corn 1,089,613 1,363,572
Sorghum 116,157 112,457x
Soybeans 677,927 579,690
Sunflower 9 7,829
Total 2,740,849 3,159,475

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 3,343 		1,795 		1,350




		Soft
		White 		Durum 		Totals
Total 		4,445 		  141 		11,074

Corn inspections were well over trade expectations. Major destinations were Japan 12. 3 mb and Spain 8.6 mb. Soybean inspections were well below trade expectations. Major destinations for beans were the Netherlands 5.0 mb and Spain 4.6 mb. Major destinations for wheat were Pakistan 3.7 mb and Mexico 1.7 mb.
March 24, 1997
DTN Grains

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

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