(NAFB.com) – Data from the USDA shows inspections of corn for export rose last week while soybean and wheat assessments declined during the week ending on February 13. Weekly corn inspections totaled 1.61 million metric tons. The agency said that’s up from 1.36 million tons a week earlier and the 1.05 million tons examined at the same time last year. Soybean assessments dropped to 720,332 metric tons, well below the 1.1 million tons inspected during the prior week and 1.29 million tons at the same time in 2024. Wheat examinations for delivery were lower at 249,812 metric tons versus 570,300 tons the previous week and the 420,268 inspected in 2024. Since the start of the marketing year, USDA has inspected 24.7 million metric tons of corn for export, 36 million tons of soybeans, and 14.8 million tons of wheat. The corn, soybean, and wheat inspection totals are all higher than they were last year.