# USDA Lowers U.S. Corn Ending Stocks More Than Expected

> USDA's December 2025 WASDE lowered U.S. corn ending stocks for 2025/26 by more than the average trade expectation, though the figure stayed within the Dow Jones range of 1.94 to 2.37 billion bushels. Soybean and wheat U.S. ending stocks were held steady, and U.S. corn and soybean yields and production were unchanged.

- Date: 2025-12-09 · published 2025-12-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21437-usda-lowers-u-s-corn-ending-stocks-more-than-expected
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A tighter-than-expected U.S. corn carryout supports corn prices and feed grain costs for buyers. Soybeans and wheat show no new domestic change in this report.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-12-10 | [USDA Reduces U.S. Corn Ending Stocks More Than Expected](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26900-usda-reduces-u-s-corn-ending-stocks-more-than-expected.md) | +1.6% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2025-04-10 | [USDA Lowers Corn Ending Stocks More Than Expected, Providing Market Support](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25063-usda-lowers-corn-ending-stocks-more-than-expected-providing-market-support.md) | +3.1% | -3.3% |
| CORN | 2025-07-11 | [USDA Lowers New-Crop Corn Ending Stocks More Than Expected in Latest WASDE.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23706-usda-lowers-new-crop-corn-ending-stocks-more-than-expected-in-latest-wasde.md) | -0.7% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2025-05-12 | [USDA Reduces Old Crop Corn Ending Stocks, Pegs New Crop Lower Than Expected](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24606-usda-reduces-old-crop-corn-ending-stocks-pegs-new-crop-lower-than-expected.md) | +0.0% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2025-04-11 | [WASDE Report Cuts Corn Ending Stocks More Than Expected - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25066-wasde-report-cuts-corn-ending-stocks-more-than-expected-proag.md) | +1.7% | -4.0% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/december-usda-wasde-report-11865009

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