# USDA Raises 2025 Corn Production to More Than 17 BB

> USDA raised its 2025 U.S. corn production estimate above 17 billion bushels by lifting the yield 0.5 bushel to 186.5 bushels per acre and increasing harvested acres. The yield came in well above analysts' pre-report estimates.

- Date: 2026-01-12 · published 2026-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20996-usda-raises-2025-corn-production-to-more-than-17-bb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A record corn crop well above expectations increases available supply for feed users and pushes corn prices lower.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-08-12 | [USDA Ups 2025 Corn Production More Than Expected in Latest Crop Production Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23262-usda-ups-2025-corn-production-more-than-expected-in-latest-crop-production.md) | +0.0% | +4.3% |
| CORN | 2023-11-09 | [USDA Predicts Record Corn Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33113-usda-predicts-record-corn-production.md) | -1.5% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2017-09-12 | [USDA raises corn, soybean production, yield estimates - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68802-usda-raises-corn-soybean-production-yield-estimates-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.9% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2024-10-11 | [USDA Boosts Corn Production Estimate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27801-usda-boosts-corn-production-estimate.md) | -1.8% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2017-01-12 | [Corn and Soybean Production Up in 2016, USDA Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72836-corn-and-soybean-production-up-in-2016-usda-reports.md) | +0.1% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/columns/washington-insider/article/2026/01/12/usda-raises-2025-corn-production-17

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