# Grain Futures Drop After USDA Increases Crop-Supply Estimates - WSJ

> USDA's January WASDE raised its projection for U.S. corn ending stocks for 2025/26 to 2.23 billion bushels, up nearly 200 million from the December estimate. Grain futures fell after the release.

- Date: 2026-01-12 · published 2026-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20993-grain-futures-drop-after-usda-increases-crop-supply-estimates-wsj
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher U.S. corn stocks signal a looser domestic balance sheet and more supply available to feed users, which pressures corn prices lower.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-08-18 | [Commodity futures prices drop sharply in wake of new USDA production estimates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11616-commodity-futures-prices-drop-sharply-in-wake-of-new-usda-production-estimates.md) | -2.2% | -2.8% |
| CORN | 2018-12-12 | [USDA Release Latest Supply and Demand Estimates -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61687-usda-release-latest-supply-and-demand-estimates.md) | +1.1% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2025-07-24 | [Brazil increases corn crop estimate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13485-brazil-increases-corn-crop-estimate.md) | +1.0% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2026-01-13 | [Corn sinks to 3-month low after USDA surprises market with supply estimates \| Stock Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7090-corn-sinks-to-3-month-low-after-usda-surprises-market-with-supply-estimates.md) | +0.6% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2023-12-08 | [U.S. grains: CBOT grain, soybean futures tumble after monthly USDA data \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32635-u-s-grains-cbot-grain-soybean-futures-tumble-after-monthly-usda-data-farmtario.md) | -2.7% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/grain-futures-drop-after-usda-increases-crop-supply-estimates-4c742eb3

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