(NAFB.com)  –  U.S. soybean and grain export inspections declined week over week, according to the latest data from the USDA. The agency said soybean inspections for offshore delivery totaled 483,881 metric tons during the week ending May 14. That was down from 663,400 tons the previous week but above the 225,350 tons inspected during the same week last year. Corn inspections also declined, falling to 1.38 million metric tons from 1.7 million the week before. However, inspections remain well ahead of last year’s pace overall despite trailing the 1.76 million tons reported during the same week in 2025. Wheat export inspections dropped sharply to 224,000 metric tons from 511,700 tons the previous week and 431,300 tons a year ago. Since the beginning of the marketing year, soybean inspections have totaled 34.5 million metric tons, below last year’s 44.2 million. Corn inspections reached 58.6 million metric tons, while wheat inspections climbed to 23.1 million tons.