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U.S. EXPORT INSPECTIONS

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


Week Ended:		8/14/97		8/7/97		8/15/96
Wheat			27,845		32,063		26,017
Oats			     0		     0		     0
Barley			 3,240		   577		 1,168
Corn			19,812		37,616		21,809
Sorghum			 1,376		 3,334		 7,008
Soybeans		 8,774		 5,936		13,436
Sunflower 		     4 		     0 		     0
Total			61,051		79,526		69,438

			Current		Previous
			Market Year	Market Year
Season to: 		To Date 	To Date 
Wheat			  223,759	  261,480
Oats				0		6
Barley			   15,212	    2,946
Corn			1,677,286	2,146,376
Sorghum			  179,927	  150,286
Soybeans		  864,024	  824,622
Sunflower 		       19 	    7,829
Total			2,960,227	3,393,545

Wheat Inspected And/Or Weighed For Export

By Class, Region, And Port Area (mill. bu.)

Hard RedHard RedSoft Red SpringWinterWinter Total Shipments6,0938,4116,928 Shipments to Canada*386 Soft WhiteDurumMixed Total6,9041,03327,495

Shipments to Canada*00386

*–Not included in Total Inspections for Exports.

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

August 18, 1997 DTN Grains

Consensus National Futures and Financial On Line Index

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