# Economic Outlook: Key Forces Shaping Corn’s Future

> The National Corn Growers Association released its 2026 economic outlook, forecasting a $4.10 per bushel market year average corn price and near-record production costs of $928 per acre. It cites record global corn production and calls for new demand, including year-round E15 ethanol blends.

- Date: 2026-01-09 · published 2026-01-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21084-economic-outlook-key-forces-shaping-corn-s-future
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Expected rising supply and a low price forecast point to continued downward pressure on corn, while E15 policy talk is a potential demand lever.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2016-11-07 | [US Corn Futures Weekly Price Outlook: Record Corn Yields?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8309-us-corn-futures-weekly-price-outlook-record-corn-yields.md) | -2.6% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2017-01-30 | [U.S. Corn Futures Weekly Price Outlook: Brazil In Focus - See It Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73038-u-s-corn-futures-weekly-price-outlook-brazil-in-focus-see-it-market.md) | +2.0% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2021-02-19 | [Outlook Forecasts Larger Corn, Soybean Crops for 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48482-outlook-forecasts-larger-corn-soybean-crops-for-2021.md) | +0.6% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2022-10-11 | [Wheat, corn futures slip ahead of key USDA crop forecasts \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5088-wheat-corn-futures-slip-ahead-of-key-usda-crop-forecasts-financial-post.md) | +1.6% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2023-07-14 | [Brazil lifts grain output forecast on better second-corn outlook – Conab](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13637-brazil-lifts-grain-output-forecast-on-better-second-corn-outlook-conab.md) | -6.9% | -11.1% |

## Sources

- ncga.com: https://www.ncga.com/stay-informed/media/in-the-news/article/2026/01/economic-outlook-key-forces-shaping-corn-s-future

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