Soybean shipments fall short of market projections, USDA shows.

THE United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) On Monday (June 22), the US released data on soybean, corn, and wheat shipments for the week ending June 18. According to the report, the US shipped 241,000 tons of soybeans during the period, a volume 55.0% lower than that recorded in the previous week (533,000 tons), but 19.1% higher than that shipped in the same week last year (202,000 tons). This performance fell short of analysts' expectations, who projected shipments between 300,000 and 550,000 tons. Regarding the weekly average needed to reach the projection… USDA For the 2025/26 crop year (436,000 tons), shipments were 44.7% below the required pace. In the current marketing year, which began on September 1, 2025, the US shipped 36.848 million tons of soybeans, a volume 19% lower than that recorded in the same period of the 2024/25 season, when shipments totaled 45.655 million tons. This amount represents 88% of the total export estimate, projected at 41.640 million tons.

Corn

US corn shipments totaled 1.454 million tons in the period, a volume 12.0% lower than that recorded in the previous week (1.650 million tons) and 3.3% below that shipped in the same period last year (1.504 million tons). The result was in line with analysts' projections of between 1.4 million and 1.9 million tons. Furthermore, in relation to the weekly average needed to reach the projection… USDA (1.522 million tons), the volume shipped was 4% below the required pace. In the accumulated total for the 2025/26 marketing year, the United States shipped 67.082 million tons of corn, a volume 25% higher than that recorded in the same period of the previous crop year, when shipments totaled 52.070 million tons. The total already represents 80% of the projected exports of USDA, estimated at 83.824 million tons.

Wheat

Wheat shipments totaled 393,000 tons last week, a volume 9.8% higher than the previous week (358,000 tons) and 54.2% higher than the same period last year (255,000 tons). Shipments were within investor projections of 350,000 to 550,000 tons. Regarding the weekly average needed to reach the projection… USDA (479 thousand tons), shipments were 18.3% below the required pace. Since the beginning of the 2026/27 marketing year, on June 1, 2026, the US has shipped 971 thousand tons of wheat, a volume 15% higher than that recorded in the same period of the previous cycle, when shipments totaled 845 thousand tons. The accumulated amount corresponds to about 4% of the total export projection of the USDA, estimated at 24.494 million tons. For more details, visit the [link/website/etc.]. VIP Report in analysis session of DATAGRO Portal.

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