# WASDE hands corn prices another blow

> USDA's October WASDE raised the US corn yield to 181.2 bushels per acre from 178.5 in September, and production to 16.034 billion bushels from 15.8 billion. Yields rose in 16 states, with Nebraska up 11 bushels. Analysts had expected a lower estimate, so the report pushed corn prices down further.

- Date: 2026-10-18 · published 2026-10-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17138-wasde-hands-corn-prices-another-blow
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A larger US crop and higher ending stocks add to feed corn supply and weigh on corn futures, which lowers feed grain costs for buyers. Harvest is still incomplete, so the price outlook depends on final yields.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-01-12 | [Corn Plunges After WASDE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7091-corn-plunges-after-wasde.md) | -2.8% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2025-12-01 | [WASDE report signals continued low wheat, corn prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21971-wasde-report-signals-continued-low-wheat-corn-prices.md) | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2025-07-11 | [Grain Markets Tank on Weather, Fade the WASDE: How Low Could Prices Fall? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11928-grain-markets-tank-on-weather-fade-the-wasde-how-low-could-prices-fall-agweb.md) | -0.7% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2022-05-28 | [Where Could Corn and Soybean Prices Be this Fall? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41429-where-could-corn-and-soybean-prices-be-this-fall-agweb.md) | -5.3% | -4.9% |
| CORN | 2024-01-12 | [January WASDE: Higher U.S. Corn and Soy Yield and Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32060-january-wasde-higher-u-s-corn-and-soy-yield-and-stocks.md) | -0.9% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- farmtalknews.com: https://www.farmtalknews.com/news/wasde-hands-corn-prices-another-blow/article_3add76d1-bd37-4a95-97bf-3661d7074980.html

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