# USDA data blackout fuels uncertainty ahead of upcoming crop report | Reuters

> USDA's data blackout left the market without official figures ahead of the next crop report. Private corn yield estimates ranged from 181.7 to 186.0 bushels per acre, all below USDA's September estimate of 186.7. Soybean stock estimates spread widely, from 187 million to 494 million bushels.

- Date: 2025-11-13 · published 2025-11-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13043-usda-data-blackout-fuels-uncertainty-ahead-of-upcoming-crop-report-reuters
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Estimates clustered below the September USDA figure point to a possible downward corn yield revision, which would support corn prices. The wide soybean stock range adds uncertainty.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-11-12 | [USDA Stumbles on Release of Market-Moving Crop Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56018-usda-stumbles-on-release-of-market-moving-crop-report.md) | -0.5% | -2.9% |
| CORN | 2020-09-29 | [USDA’s Approach on Crop Report a ‘Head Scratcher’ \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51065-usda-s-approach-on-crop-report-a-head-scratcher-red-river-farm-network.md) | +0.3% | +11.2% |
| CORN | 2019-09-30 | [Column: Some items to keep in mind ahead of USDA's stocks, wheat report - Braun](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57094-column-some-items-to-keep-in-mind-ahead-of-usda-s-stocks-wheat-report-braun.md) | -0.9% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2021-10-01 | [Wheat Comes Out as Winner of USDA's Sept. 30 Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44582-wheat-comes-out-as-winner-of-usda-s-sept-30-reports.md) | +0.7% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2025-07-13 | [USDA rundown: Record US corn exports and US biofuel boom \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14648-usda-rundown-record-us-corn-exports-and-us-biofuel-boom-reuters.md) | +0.9% | -1.2% |
| SOY | 2020-08-11 | [CBOT soybeans end near unchanged ahead of US crop report - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10683-cbot-soybeans-end-near-unchanged-ahead-of-us-crop-report-markets-business.md) | +4.1% | +11.0% |
| SOY | 2017-11-30 | [USDA Reports Offer Early Snapshots of 2018/19 U.S. Winter Wheat Crop - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68036-usda-reports-offer-early-snapshots-of-2018-19-u-s-winter-wheat-crop-u-s-wheat.md) | +1.0% | -4.7% |
| SOY | 2021-04-08 | [USDA to expand forecasts on soyoil use in biofuels in May crop report - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47668-usda-to-expand-forecasts-on-soyoil-use-in-biofuels-in-may-crop-report-markets.md) | +0.1% | +12.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/usda-data-blackout-fuels-uncertainty-ahead-upcoming-crop-report-2025-11-13/

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