# Outlook For Feed Costs Holds Steady As Weak Dollar Supports Exports | Industry News | feedlotmagazine.com

> The USDA's Office of the Chief Economist raised its projected 2025/26 US corn exports to a record 3.3 billion bushels, 30% above last year's record. Projected ending stocks are 2.127 billion bushels, and the farm price forecast is steady at slightly above $4.00 per bushel.

- Date: 2026-02-16 · published 2026-02-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20688-outlook-for-feed-costs-holds-steady-as-weak-dollar-supports-exports-industry
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Record exports and strong ethanol grind support demand, but ending stocks at a level not seen since 2019 cap upside for corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-03-09 | [Outlook for feed costs holds steady as weak dollar supports exports - Southern Livestock \| Cattle Producer News \| Cattle Market Reports \| Bull Sale Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20279-outlook-for-feed-costs-holds-steady-as-weak-dollar-supports-exports-southern.md) | +0.9% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2017-09-29 | [Steady growth for China’s feed industry - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68862-steady-growth-for-china-s-feed-industry-food-and-agribusiness.md) | +3.1% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2019-09-19 | [Strategie Grains Raises EU Wheat Harvest, Export Outlook Again \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57024-strategie-grains-raises-eu-wheat-harvest-export-outlook-again-esm-magazine.md) | +2.3% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2020-06-18 | [Excess Capacity, Export Competition Will Force U.S. Ethanol Industry to Transform \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52622-excess-capacity-export-competition-will-force-u-s-ethanol-industry-to-transform.md) | -0.9% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2021-04-12 | [Morning Softs Comments 04/12/21 \| Market Reports \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47550-morning-softs-comments-04-12-21-market-reports-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | +0.9% | +25.0% |

## Sources

- feedlotmagazine.com: https://www.feedlotmagazine.com/news/industry_news/outlook-for-feed-costs-holds-steady-as-weak-dollar-supports-exports/article_dee8b3fb-b8bc-4557-85aa-188744ebf686.html

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