# Corn and soybean production down in 2022, USDA reports
Corn stocks down, soybean stocks down from year earlier
Winter Wheat Seedings up for 2023

> USDA's 2022 Crop Production Annual Summary put US corn output at 13.7 billion bushels, down 9% from 2021, with yield at 173.3 bu/acre. Soybean production totaled 4.28 billion bushels, down 4%, and cotton output fell 16%. The Winter Wheat Seedings report put 2023 winter wheat planted area at 37.0 million acres, up 11%.

- Date: 2023-01-12 · published 2023-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13303-corn-and-soybean-production-down-in-2022-usda-reports-corn-stocks-down-soybean
- 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

Smaller 2022 corn and soybean crops tighten old-crop supplies and stocks, supporting prices. The larger winter wheat area is a bearish offset for wheat over the longer term.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-01-12 | [USDA Releases January Crop Production, WASDE, Grain Stocks, Winter Wheat Seedings Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13308-usda-releases-january-crop-production-wasde-grain-stocks-winter-wheat-seedings.md) | +2.2% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2025-03-31 | [USDA reports mixed grain stocks, with wheat up and corn down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25651-usda-reports-mixed-grain-stocks-with-wheat-up-and-corn-down.md) | +0.4% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2020-10-09 | [U.S. Corn and Soybean Production Down from September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50491-u-s-corn-and-soybean-production-down-from-september.md) | +3.7% | +7.4% |
| CORN | 2018-07-12 | [USDA Bumps Corn and Soybean Production, Drops Soybean Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63997-usda-bumps-corn-and-soybean-production-drops-soybean-exports.md) | +2.9% | +12.0% |
| CORN | 2022-08-12 | [USDA Lowers Corn Production, Increases Soybean Production in August Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39956-usda-lowers-corn-production-increases-soybean-production-in-august-reports.md) | -0.7% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2023-01-12 | [USDA Releases January Crop Production, WASDE, Grain Stocks, Winter Wheat Seedings Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13308-usda-releases-january-crop-production-wasde-grain-stocks-winter-wheat-seedings.md) | -0.0% | +0.3% |
| SOY | 2020-10-09 | [U.S. Corn and Soybean Production Down from September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50491-u-s-corn-and-soybean-production-down-from-september.md) | +1.2% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 2023-03-08 | [USDA Crop Production Report Out Today: Lower Soybean Ending Stocks and Higher Corn - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36821-usda-crop-production-report-out-today-lower-soybean-ending-stocks-and-higher.md) | -1.7% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- nass.usda.gov: https://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/archive/2023/01-12-2023.php

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