# August 2026 WASDE

> USDA's August 2026 WASDE cut 2026/27 US corn ending stocks by 137 million bushels to 1,653 million, about 92 million below trade expectations. Soybean ending stocks rose 10 million bushels to 320 million, above expectations, and wheat stocks fell 5 million to 717 million. Corn yield was cut 2.3 bushels to 180.7 bu/ac while harvested area rose.

- Date: 2026-08-14 · published 2026-08-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17851-august-2026-wasde
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A corn stocks surprise well below trade expectations tightens the new-crop balance sheet and supports corn prices. The larger-than-expected soybean carryout is bearish for soybean and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-08-12 | [August 2026 WASDE updates - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17854-august-2026-wasde-updates-mckeany-flavell.md) | +3.5% | +11.8% |
| CORN | 2023-08-11 | [AUGUST 2023 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY & NOTES: - CIH](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34512-august-2023-wasde-report-summary-and-notes-cih.md) | -1.6% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2026-02-11 | [February 2026 WASDE Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20545-february-2026-wasde-update.md) | -0.5% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2023-08-25 | [After the Bell \| August 25, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34623-after-the-bell-august-25-2023.md) | -2.2% | -9.0% |
| CORN | 2026-03-10 | [WASDE Flash — March 2026 \| Basis Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20104-wasde-flash-march-2026-basis-brief.md) | +3.2% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2026-08-12 | [August 2026 WASDE updates - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17854-august-2026-wasde-updates-mckeany-flavell.md) | +4.6% | +12.9% |
| SOY | 2018-08-13 | [WASDE Review August 2018 : Soybean / Wheat / Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63482-wasde-review-august-2018-soybean-wheat-corn.md) | +4.2% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2026-02-11 | [February 2026 WASDE Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20545-february-2026-wasde-update.md) | +1.0% | +6.9% |

## Sources

- iowafarmbureau.com: https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Article/August-2026-WASDE

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