# USDA: U.S. Corn Production to Drop 4.3%

> USDA's May 2022 WASDE projected U.S. corn production down 4.3% from last year amid a slow planting start. Winter wheat production in the southern Plains was at historic lows, and all-wheat supplies were projected down 3%. The report also noted Ukraine's war would leave nearly 30% of its farmland unplanted.

- Date: 2022-05-13 · published 2022-05-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13358-usda-u-s-corn-production-to-drop-4-3
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller US corn crop and tighter wheat supplies reduce exportable stocks and support prices for feed grains and wheat. The war-related Ukrainian planting losses add further upward pressure on global grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-06-11 | [U.S. Corn Production, Supplies Fall, USDA Says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58451-u-s-corn-production-supplies-fall-usda-says.md) | +6.2% | +3.2% |
| 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 | 2023-08-11 | [USDA Lowers Corn and Soybean Yields and Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12250-usda-lowers-corn-and-soybean-yields-and-production.md) | -1.6% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2017-09-29 | [U.S. Corn, Soybean Stocks Drop, USDA Says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68896-u-s-corn-soybean-stocks-drop-usda-says.md) | +3.1% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2025-09-13 | [WASDE: USDA surprises with even bigger corn production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6849-wasde-usda-surprises-with-even-bigger-corn-production.md) | +5.1% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-11 | [U.S. Corn Production, Supplies Fall, USDA Says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58451-u-s-corn-production-supplies-fall-usda-says.md) | -4.7% | -8.3% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-11 | [USDA Lowers Corn and Soybean Yields and Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12250-usda-lowers-corn-and-soybean-yields-and-production.md) | -1.5% | -7.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-13 | [WASDE: USDA surprises with even bigger corn production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6849-wasde-usda-surprises-with-even-bigger-corn-production.md) | -0.4% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/business-markets/commodities/news/15385264/usda-us-corn-production-to-drop-43

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