# Weekly Grain Movement – Volume slips from week prior | Feedstuffs

> USDA export inspections for the week ending October 26 showed 92.1 million bushels of soybeans, with China taking more than three-quarters. Corn inspections fell to 20.4 million bushels, below trade estimates, and wheat came in at the low end of expectations.

- Date: 2017-10-30 · published 2017-10-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68327-weekly-grain-movement-volume-slips-from-week-prior-feedstuffs
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Strong soybean shipments to China support soybean prices, while weak corn and wheat inspections point to softer demand for those grains. Year-to-date soybean volume is still behind the 2016 pace.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-11-13 | [GRAIN  PRICE WEEKLY REPORT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7052-grain-price-weekly-report.md) | +2.4% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2017-04-27 | [National Organic Grain and Feedstuffs: April 26 - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8221-national-organic-grain-and-feedstuffs-april-26-agcanada.md) | +2.1% | +0.3% |
| SOY | 2026-09-18 | [Grains & Sugar Weekly 09/18/2026](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11647-grains-and-sugar-weekly-09-18-2026.md) | -0.2% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2021-04-01 | [UK feed wheat price rises after surprise in global market - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47552-uk-feed-wheat-price-rises-after-surprise-in-global-market-farmers-weekly.md) | -1.5% | +7.4% |
| SOY | 2021-01-07 | [Argentina’s soybean production slips \| 2021-01-07  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48997-argentina-s-soybean-production-slips-2021-01-07-world-grain.md) | +3.4% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2026-10-29 | [High Freight Costs Pressure Record U.S. Grain Movement -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2023-high-freight-costs-pressure-record-u-s-grain-movement.md) | -1.5% | — |
| CORN | 2025-01-20 | [US grain rail shipments rise 6% as barge movements plummet 36% \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16481-us-grain-rail-shipments-rise-6-as-barge-movements-plummet-36-feed-and-grain.md) | +0.3% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2017-04-27 | [National Organic Grain and Feedstuffs: April 26 - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8221-national-organic-grain-and-feedstuffs-april-26-agcanada.md) | +1.7% | +3.5% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/grain-market-news/weekly-grain-movement-volume-slips-from-week-prior

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