# USDA Raises Wheat, Corn and Soy Price Estimates - Farm Policy News

> USDA's April WASDE raised season-average farm price estimates for wheat by 5 cents to $5.00 per bushel, corn by 5 cents to $4.15, and soybeans by 10 cents to $10.30. The season-average soybean meal price was raised $10 to $310 per short ton, and wheat ending stocks came in at 938 million bushels.

- Date: 2026-04-10 · published 2026-04-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19746-usda-raises-wheat-corn-and-soy-price-estimates-farm-policy-news
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher USDA price forecasts signal firmer farm-level values, while the larger wheat stocks figure is a bearish offset for wheat.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-15 | [USDA report triggers corn and soybean price drop, wheat remai ...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34044-usda-report-triggers-corn-and-soybean-price-drop-wheat-remai.md) | +0.1% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-12 | [The USDA raised its consumption forecast and lowered its estimate of wheat stocks, but prices continued to fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36464-the-usda-raised-its-consumption-forecast-and-lowered-its-estimate-of-wheat.md) | +9.0% | -1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-24 | [Change in USDA Wheat Stocks Estimates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64973-change-in-usda-wheat-stocks-estimates.md) | -0.8% | -2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-28 | [USDA Estimates Farmers Will Plant 90M Corn Acres, 86.5M Soybean Acres This Year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31261-usda-estimates-farmers-will-plant-90m-corn-acres-86-5m-soybean-acres-this-year.md) | -1.2% | +2.2% |
| WHEAT | 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) | +0.8% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2024-05-10 | [USDA Lowers Estimates for Brazil Corn and Soy Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30215-usda-lowers-estimates-for-brazil-corn-and-soy-production.md) | +2.0% | -1.1% |
| SOY | 2023-08-25 | [Pro Farmer releases 2023 national corn and soybean estimates - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13255-pro-farmer-releases-2023-national-corn-and-soybean-estimates-pro-farmer.md) | -0.4% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2020-08-21 | [Pro Farmer Estimates National Corn and Soybeans Yields Below USDA Forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51456-pro-farmer-estimates-national-corn-and-soybeans-yields-below-usda-forecasts.md) | +3.8% | +15.6% |

## Sources

- farmpolicynews.illinois.edu: https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/04/usda-raises-wheat-corn-and-soy-price-estimates/

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