# July WASDE data proved helpful for grain prices

> USDA's July WASDE left most figures unchanged, with corn yield at 183.0 bushels per acre and production at 16.0 billion bushels. Corn 2026-27 beginning stocks were cut by 125 million bushels to 2.0 billion on higher feed and residual use. Winter wheat prices jumped more than 3.5% on historically low US production and lower global supplies.

- Date: 2026-07-10 · published 2026-07-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10788-july-wasde-data-proved-helpful-for-grain-prices
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter US corn beginning stocks and historically low wheat output support feed grain prices, and the report shifts market focus to weather through the rest of the season.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2026-07-14 | 5 | +12.1% | 3.8 | Winter wheat prices jumped over 3.5% on historically low US production and lower global supplies after the WASDE. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-12-09 | [WASDE: USDA data gives corn prices a modest bump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21443-wasde-usda-data-gives-corn-prices-a-modest-bump.md) | +0.1% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2017-01-01 | [September 1 Grain Stocks Estimates Provide Muted Support for Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73035-september-1-grain-stocks-estimates-provide-muted-support-for-prices.md) | +0.3% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2018-07-19 | [U.S. Grain Prices Crunched by Trade Fears  - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6565-u-s-grain-prices-crunched-by-trade-fears-wsj.md) | -1.3% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2021-11-13 | [GRAIN  PRICE WEEKLY REPORT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7052-grain-price-weekly-report.md) | -2.1% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2026-05-08 | [Global food prices up for third straight month \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10152-global-food-prices-up-for-third-straight-month-world-grain.md) | +1.3% | -3.8% |
| SOY | 2017-01-01 | [September 1 Grain Stocks Estimates Provide Muted Support for Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73035-september-1-grain-stocks-estimates-provide-muted-support-for-prices.md) | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2018-07-19 | [U.S. Grain Prices Crunched by Trade Fears  - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6565-u-s-grain-prices-crunched-by-trade-fears-wsj.md) | +2.2% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2021-11-13 | [GRAIN  PRICE WEEKLY REPORT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7052-grain-price-weekly-report.md) | +2.4% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/wasde-data-proved-helpful-for-grain-prices

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