# Corn up, wheat down ahead of WASDE numbers - Brownfield Ag News

> Corn rose on short covering and technical buying ahead of USDA supply and demand numbers, while wheat fell. Soybean meal was pressured by supply concerns and bean oil drifted lower on demand questions. Analysts expected slightly lower US corn ending stocks and possible cuts to South American production.

- Date: 2025-02-10 · published 2025-02-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11102-corn-up-wheat-down-ahead-of-wasde-numbers-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations for tighter US corn stocks support corn into the report, while weaker wheat and soy products lower feed costs. The USDA numbers could move prices sharply either way.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SBO: bearish ▼
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-10 | 1 | +2.3% | 3.3 | Corn rose on Feb 10 on short covering and technical buying ahead of the WASDE, which directly describes the move's day and mechanism. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-02-08 | [Soybeans, corn, wheat up ahead of USDA numbers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8600-soybeans-corn-wheat-up-ahead-of-usda-numbers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.9% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2017-03-29 | [Soybeans down, corn up after USDA numbers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72023-soybeans-down-corn-up-after-usda-numbers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.8% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2021-01-12 | [USDA numbers send corn, soybeans, wheat higher - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49092-usda-numbers-send-corn-soybeans-wheat-higher-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +5.8% | +11.6% |
| CORN | 2018-06-12 | [Wheat, corn respond strongly to USDA numbers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64482-wheat-corn-respond-strongly-to-usda-numbers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.1% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2022-09-30 | [Wheat, corn rise, soybeans fall after USDA numbers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39611-wheat-corn-rise-soybeans-fall-after-usda-numbers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.0% | +3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-09-12 | [Corn, wheat down following USDA numbers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62984-corn-wheat-down-following-usda-numbers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -6.9% | -6.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-11 | [Soybeans up, corn, wheat down after USDA numbers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36347-soybeans-up-corn-wheat-down-after-usda-numbers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +8.8% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-30 | [Corn, wheat fall after USDA numbers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40957-corn-wheat-fall-after-usda-numbers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -8.7% | -16.4% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/market-news/corn-up-wheat-down-ahead-of-wasde-numbers/

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