# USDA Forecasts 15.8 BB Corn, 4.34 BB Soybeans for 2025-26

> USDA forecast a 15.82 billion bushel 2025-26 corn crop on 181 bpa yield and 95.3 million planted acres, and a 4.34 billion bushel soybean crop. Wheat production was put at 1.921 billion bushels, above last year's estimate.

- Date: 2025-05-12 · published 2025-05-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24607-usda-forecasts-15-8-bb-corn-4-34-bb-soybeans-for-2025-26
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A large projected corn crop expands future supply and is bearish for corn, while the soybean and wheat figures add to a looser feed grain balance.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-27 | [USDA Forecasts Record Corn Crop, Larger Soybean Crop for 2025-26](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13114-usda-forecasts-record-corn-crop-larger-soybean-crop-for-2025-26.md) | -5.3% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2024-08-12 | [USDA Forecasts Record Soybean Crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28713-usda-forecasts-record-soybean-crop.md) | -1.6% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2025-05-14 | [USDA forecasts lower wheat, corn, sorghum prices for 2025/26](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24718-usda-forecasts-lower-wheat-corn-sorghum-prices-for-2025-26.md) | +3.8% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2020-08-12 | [USDA forecasts record high corn, soybean yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51457-usda-forecasts-record-high-corn-soybean-yields.md) | +3.8% | +8.3% |
| CORN | 2023-04-11 | [USDA Forecasts Steady U.S. Corn and Soybean Supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36342-usda-forecasts-steady-u-s-corn-and-soybean-supplies.md) | +0.4% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2024-05-10 | [USDA Forecasts 14.86 BB Corn Crop, 4.45 BB Soybean Crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13186-usda-forecasts-14-86-bb-corn-crop-4-45-bb-soybean-crop.md) | +2.0% | -1.1% |
| SOY | 2025-09-18 | [USDA lowers corn, soybean yield forecasts – AgriNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13055-usda-lowers-corn-soybean-yield-forecasts-agrinews.md) | -3.3% | -3.6% |
| SOY | 2026-06-29 | [USDA forecast shows rising costs for corn, soybeans, sorghum and wheat - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18856-usda-forecast-shows-rising-costs-for-corn-soybeans-sorghum-and-wheat-brownfield.md) | +6.6% | +11.6% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2025/05/12/usda-releases-may-wasde-crop-reports

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