# China accounts for 62.34% of US soybean export inspections as corn shipments jump

> USDA's port-level export inspection report for the week ended 29 October showed 2.44 million tonnes of soybeans inspected, with about 62% bound for China. Corn inspections rose 38.63% week on week while wheat inspections fell 61.34%.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T09:13:21.999Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77443-china-accounts-for-62-34-of-us-soybean-export-inspections-as-corn-shipments-jump
- 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 China-bound soybean inspections support US soy export demand, while the corn rise signals firmer near-term shipments; inspections are not sales, so the signal is modest.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-11-04 | [Good week for sorghum, soybean export inspections - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56124-good-week-for-sorghum-soybean-export-inspections-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.5% | -5.8% |
| SOY | 2020-01-27 | [Good week for sorghum, soybean export inspections - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55142-good-week-for-sorghum-soybean-export-inspections-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.3% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2017-07-20 | [USDA exports – Sales surge for corn, soybeans and wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69823-usda-exports-sales-surge-for-corn-soybeans-and-wheat.md) | -1.1% | -7.8% |
| SOY | 2025-04-18 | [Corn exports up and China buys tariffed soybeans - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14673-corn-exports-up-and-china-buys-tariffed-soybeans-high-plains-journal.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2026-08-21 | [China more than doubles US soybean imports in July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14556-china-more-than-doubles-us-soybean-imports-in-july.md) | +2.9% | +6.8% |
| CORN | 2017-07-20 | [USDA exports – Sales surge for corn, soybeans and wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69823-usda-exports-sales-surge-for-corn-soybeans-and-wheat.md) | -1.5% | -5.9% |
| CORN | 2018-07-12 | [USDA Bumps Corn and Soybean Production, Drops Soybean Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63997-usda-bumps-corn-and-soybean-production-drops-soybean-exports.md) | +2.9% | +12.0% |
| CORN | 2025-04-18 | [Corn exports up and China buys tariffed soybeans - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14673-corn-exports-up-and-china-buys-tariffed-soybeans-high-plains-journal.md) | -0.1% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- fxnews.ai: https://fxnews.ai/news/usda-china-takes-62pct-soybean-export-inspections-oct29/

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