# Balance sheets shift to higher stocks – AgriNews

> USDA's January 12 supply and demand report raised 2025-26 US corn production to 17 billion bushels and ending stocks by 198 million bushels to 2.2 billion. The season-average corn price was lifted by a dime to $4.10 per bushel. Global corn stocks were also increased by 11.8 million tons.

- Date: 2026-01-26 · published 2026-01-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21083-balance-sheets-shift-to-higher-stocks-agrinews
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher US and global corn stocks signal ample supply and pressure on feed grain prices, particularly for feed buyers facing a large domestic and international surplus.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-10-08 | [Corn, wheat stocks higher than trade expectations – AgriNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22330-corn-wheat-stocks-higher-than-trade-expectations-agrinews.md) | -1.1% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2026-06-17 | [Trade turns to stocks, acreage reports – AgriNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18736-trade-turns-to-stocks-acreage-reports-agrinews.md) | -0.8% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2024-10-11 | [WASDE surprises with higher wheat stocks than expected - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27803-wasde-surprises-with-higher-wheat-stocks-than-expected-agweek-1-source-for.md) | -1.8% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2019-05-10 | [Higher New Corn, Soybean Ending Stocks Projected](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59042-higher-new-corn-soybean-ending-stocks-projected.md) | +5.8% | +12.3% |
| CORN | 2024-01-12 | [January WASDE: Higher U.S. Corn and Soy Yield and Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32060-january-wasde-higher-u-s-corn-and-soy-yield-and-stocks.md) | -0.9% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- agrinews-pubs.com: https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2026/01/26/balance-sheets-shift-to-higher-stocks/

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