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

Week Ended:	10/16/97	10/9/97		10/17/96

Wheat		22,489		22,905		20,736
Oats		     0		     0		     0
Barley		 2,674		 1,922		   394
Corn		20,132		37,024		26,841
Sorghum		 2,933		 4,420		 1,854
Soybeans	41,180		23,475		27,665
Sunflower 	     0 		     0 		     0
Total		89,408		89,746		77,490

		Current		Previous
		Market Year	Market Year
Season to: 	To Date 	To Date 
Wheat		471,619		512,757
Oats		      0               6
Barley		 46,606		 11,482
Corn		204,924		155,463
Sorghum		 24,687		 19,257
Soybeans	106,171		 84,287
Sunflower 	      0 	      1
Total		854,010		783,253

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	3,777		5,581		5,068

		Soft
		White		Durum		Mixed
Total		7,377		2,888		24,691

Soybean inspections were 11 million bushels higher than the highest trade guess and is probably close to the record. Corn inspections came in much lower than the trade anticipated. Major destinations for corn were Taiwan 8.3 mb and Japan 6.2 mb. Major destinations for soybeans were China 7.1 mb and the Netherlands 6.1 mb. Major destinations for wheat were Japan 5.5 mb and Pakistan 5.4 mb.

October 20, 1997 DTN Grains

Statistics
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT
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U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES AUGUST 1997
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