# USDA Lifts Soybean Output Outlook, Weighing on Friday Prices

> USDA's Crop Production report raised the soybean yield estimate to 52.8 bushels per acre and lifted harvested acres by 100,000 to 85.881 million. Expected production rose 16 million bushels to 4.535 billion, while WASDE cut 2026/27 carryout.

- Date: 2026-09-14 · published 2026-09-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10675-usda-lifts-soybean-output-outlook-weighing-on-friday-prices
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Higher production expectations add supply and weigh on futures, though the lower carryout offsets part of the bearish effect.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-10-26 | [Improved US, South American Crop Outlook Weighs on Soybean Prices \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17150-improved-us-south-american-crop-outlook-weighs-on-soybean-prices-cz-app.md) | -1.5% | — |
| SOY | 2024-12-31 | [2025 Soybean Outlook: Well-supplied market pressures prices – AgriNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27016-2025-soybean-outlook-well-supplied-market-pressures-prices-agrinews.md) | +1.0% | +8.0% |
| SOY | 2025-11-14 | [Grain Markets Tank Friday on USDA Reports: How Low Will Prices Go? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21973-grain-markets-tank-friday-on-usda-reports-how-low-will-prices-go-agweb.md) | -0.8% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2023-02-10 | [US soybean and oil prices decline w-o-w following WASDE report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37421-us-soybean-and-oil-prices-decline-w-o-w-following-wasde-report.md) | +0.5% | -0.4% |
| SOY | 2025-11-14 | [Soybeans, corn, and wheat down Friday as USDA adjusts yields, stocks, and global outlooks - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21888-soybeans-corn-and-wheat-down-friday-as-usda-adjusts-yields-stocks-and-global.md) | -0.8% | -4.9% |
| SBM | 2021-03-03 | [USDA FAS lowers Argentina soybean outlook - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47978-usda-fas-lowers-argentina-soybean-outlook-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.9% | -6.9% |
| SBM | 2025-10-01 | [Sep. 30 USDA Reports Leave Soybean Prices Falling Toward $10/Bushel - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22334-sep-30-usda-reports-leave-soybean-prices-falling-toward-10-bushel-american.md) | +1.4% | +16.1% |
| SBM | 2026-04-23 | [Ukraine increases soybean processing but faces pressure from world prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12288-ukraine-increases-soybean-processing-but-faces-pressure-from-world-prices.md) | +2.7% | +4.6% |

## Sources

- stocksbreaking.com: https://www.stocksbreaking.com/usda-lifts-soybean-output-outlook/

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