# April 2026 WASDE Update

> The USDA released its April 2026 WASDE on April 9, leaving most U.S. corn and soybean balance sheet figures unchanged while U.S. wheat ending stocks rose 8 million bushels to 938 million. World wheat ending stocks rose 6.12 MMT to 283.12 MMT, above expectations, while world corn stocks increased and world soybean stocks fell slightly.

- Date: 2026-04-13 · published 2026-04-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19663-april-2026-wasde-update
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher-than-expected global wheat stocks add bearish pressure to wheat and, through feed substitution, can weigh on feed grain values. Corn and soybean balances were largely neutral, so the report offers limited support to feed ingredient prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-11 | [February 2026 WASDE Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20545-february-2026-wasde-update.md) | +1.1% | +5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-12 | [September 2025 WASDE updates - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22800-september-2025-wasde-updates-mckeany-flavell.md) | -0.4% | -0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-11 | [July WASDE Analysis 07/11/2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23710-july-wasde-analysis-07-11-2025.md) | -2.3% | -2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-12 | [December 2025 WASDE Recap](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21438-december-2025-wasde-recap.md) | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-12 | [January 2026 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: - CIH](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7096-january-2026-wasde-report-summary-and-notes-cih.md) | +0.2% | +2.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-09-12 | [September 2025 WASDE updates - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22800-september-2025-wasde-updates-mckeany-flavell.md) | +4.7% | +0.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-01-12 | [January 2026 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: - CIH](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7096-january-2026-wasde-report-summary-and-notes-cih.md) | -0.6% | -0.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2019-05-24 | [USDA WASDE predicts $4.70 average wheat price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59127-usda-wasde-predicts-4-70-average-wheat-price.md) | +11.2% | +6.4% |

## Sources

- iowafarmbureau.com: https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Article/April-2026-WASDE-Update

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