# USDA Grain Stocks: Corn Tops All Trade Guesses | Dakota News Network

> Dakota News Network reported USDA's Sept. 30 Grain Stocks showing corn at 2.095 billion bushels, about 170 million above the trade average. The Small Grains Summary put the US wheat crop at 1.53 billion bushels, down 23% from last year. State-level stocks rose sharply in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and Kansas.

- Date: 2026-09-30 · published 2026-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17409-usda-grain-stocks-corn-tops-all-trade-guesses-dakota-news-network
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Corn stocks above trade guesses add bearish pressure on feed grain prices, while a smaller US wheat crop offers some support to wheat values.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-10-01 | [USDA Grain Stocks Report Surprises Corn and Wheat - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9845-usda-grain-stocks-report-surprises-corn-and-wheat-rfd.md) | +1.4% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2018-12-12 | [USDA raises 2019 wheat and corn ending stocks \| 2018-12-12  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61509-usda-raises-2019-wheat-and-corn-ending-stocks-2018-12-12-world-grain.md) | +1.1% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2016-11-09 | [USDA raises U.S. corn, soybean ending stocks - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73820-usda-raises-u-s-corn-soybean-ending-stocks-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -6.6% | -4.5% |
| CORN | 2021-05-12 | [Grain Traders Already Questioning USDA’s WASDE Report \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47041-grain-traders-already-questioning-usda-s-wasde-report-red-river-farm-network.md) | -7.8% | -3.3% |
| CORN | 2018-08-10 | [USDA raises new crop U.S. corn, soybean ending stocks - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63479-usda-raises-new-crop-u-s-corn-soybean-ending-stocks-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -7.5% | -9.1% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-10 | [USDA raises new crop U.S. corn, soybean ending stocks - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63479-usda-raises-new-crop-u-s-corn-soybean-ending-stocks-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.9% | +2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-11 | [Record grain consumption drives stocks down : USDA - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64985-record-grain-consumption-drives-stocks-down-usda-grain-central.md) | -0.6% | +3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-12 | [Grain Stocks Surprise Traders in the July WASDE Report \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46000-grain-stocks-surprise-traders-in-the-july-wasde-report-red-river-farm-network.md) | -0.8% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- dakotanewsnetwork.com: https://www.dakotanewsnetwork.com/2026/09/30/usda-grain-stocks-corn-tops-all-trade-guesses/

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