# USDA Forecasts Record Corn Crop, Larger Soybean Crop for 2025-26

> USDA's first 2025-26 Grain and Oilseeds Outlook projects a record corn crop of 15.585 billion bushels on 94 million planted acres and a 181 bpa yield. Soybean production is forecast at 4.37 billion bushels on 84 million acres. Corn ending stocks are seen at 1.965 billion bushels, a 12.9% stocks-to-use ratio, and corn exports were cut 50 million bushels to 2.4 billion.

- Date: 2025-02-27 · published 2025-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13114-usda-forecasts-record-corn-crop-larger-soybean-crop-for-2025-26
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Record corn supplies and higher stocks point to lower corn prices, while lower feed and residual costs support livestock margins.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-12 | [USDA Forecasts 15.8 BB Corn, 4.34 BB Soybeans for 2025-26](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24607-usda-forecasts-15-8-bb-corn-4-34-bb-soybeans-for-2025-26.md) | -0.1% | -2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-22 | [Record US soybean crop forecast in 2024 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28788-record-us-soybean-crop-forecast-in-2024-world-grain.md) | -0.8% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-14 | [USDA forecasts lower wheat, corn, sorghum prices for 2025/26](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24718-usda-forecasts-lower-wheat-corn-sorghum-prices-for-2025-26.md) | -3.8% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-12 | [USDA Forecasts Record U.S. Corn Crop, Higher Ending Stocks in January WASDE Report - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20998-usda-forecasts-record-u-s-corn-crop-higher-ending-stocks-in-january-wasde.md) | +0.2% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-12 | [USDA Report Bearish News for Corn and Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34982-usda-report-bearish-news-for-corn-and-soybeans.md) | +1.5% | +3.4% |
| CORN | 2024-08-12 | [USDA Forecasts Record Soybean Crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28713-usda-forecasts-record-soybean-crop.md) | -1.6% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2021-02-19 | [Outlook Forecasts Larger Corn, Soybean Crops for 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48482-outlook-forecasts-larger-corn-soybean-crops-for-2021.md) | +0.6% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2025-05-12 | [USDA Forecasts 15.8 BB Corn, 4.34 BB Soybeans for 2025-26](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24607-usda-forecasts-15-8-bb-corn-4-34-bb-soybeans-for-2025-26.md) | +0.0% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2025/02/27/usda-forecasts-record-corn-crop-crop
- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/prices-face-pressure-as-larger-u-s-crops-expected-this-year/

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