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　　1134 EST [Dow Jones] - U.S. wheat export inspections for the week ended Dec.

　　14 were below estimates at 11.444 million bushels, the USDA reported. Analysts

　　surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires estimated inspections would range from 17

　　million to 23 million bushels. For the week ended Dec. 7, 16.277 million

　　bushels of wheat were inspected for export, the USDA said. For the current

　　market year to date, 450.619 million bushels have been inspected for export,

　　down from 562.241 millioon at the same time last year, according to the USDA.