# USDA Feed Outlook: Tighter Corn Stocks and Strong Exports Reshape 2026/27 Feed Picture - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info

> USDA's August Feed Outlook shows 2026/27 U.S. feed grain ending stocks at 44.4 million metric tons, down 7.9 million. Corn ending stocks fall 3.5 million metric tons to 42 million on higher export demand, even as corn production holds near 16 billion bushels. USDA raised its season-average price forecast.

- Date: 2026-08-19 · published 2026-08-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17978-usda-feed-outlook-tighter-corn-stocks-and-strong-exports-reshape-2026-27-feed
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower projected corn and sorghum stocks and a higher price forecast point to firmer feed grain costs for livestock and poultry buyers. Stronger export demand is the main tightening factor.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-07-24 | [Feed Outlook Tightens for 2025/26: What Pork Producers Need to Know - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23815-feed-outlook-tightens-for-2025-26-what-pork-producers-need-to-know-swineweb-com.md) | +1.0% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2023-02-19 | [CIH Hog Margin Watch: February - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37474-cih-hog-margin-watch-february-swineweb-com-complete-swine-news-markets.md) | -2.6% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2026-08-17 | [Lower grain output, stronger exports tighten U.S. feed stocks \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17968-lower-grain-output-stronger-exports-tighten-u-s-feed-stocks-feed-and-grain.md) | +2.3% | +7.7% |
| CORN | 2023-02-01 | [Drought in Argentina creates tighter stocks in soybean and corn market: WASDE - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13986-drought-in-argentina-creates-tighter-stocks-in-soybean-and-corn-market-wasde.md) | +1.2% | -4.9% |
| CORN | 2025-04-16 | [Livestock Feed Markets Stable as World Markets Swirl \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25250-livestock-feed-markets-stable-as-world-markets-swirl-industry-news.md) | -0.8% | -6.1% |

## Sources

- swineweb.com: https://swineweb.com/usda-feed-outlook-tighter-corn-stocks-and-strong-exports-reshape-2026-27-feed-picture/

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