# USDA Reports: Despite Smaller 2025 Acres, Smaller Q2 Soy Usage Weighs on Soy Prices - American Soybean Association

> USDA's Prospective Plantings report showed US farmers intend to plant 83.5 million acres of soybeans in 2025, down 4.1% from last year and the smallest since 2020. Corn acres rose 4.7 million to 95.3 million as farmers favored corn on better insurance prices. Projected returns for both crops are negative.

- Date: 2025-04-03 · published 2025-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25132-usda-reports-despite-smaller-2025-acres-smaller-q2-soy-usage-weighs-on-soy
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower expected US soybean acres tighten the new-crop supply outlook and support soybean prices, while higher corn acres add supply pressure on corn. Feed buyers should weigh a smaller soy crop against larger corn availability.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-04-13 | [Crush Demand Drives Soy Complex Higher as USDA Raises Price Outlook - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15037-crush-demand-drives-soy-complex-higher-as-usda-raises-price-outlook-american.md) | -0.7% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2025-08-14 | [Soybean Prices Reverse Losses on Bullish WASDE - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12450-soybean-prices-reverse-losses-on-bullish-wasde-american-soybean-association.md) | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2026-05-14 | [New Crop Soybeans Top $12 as USDA Raises Demand Outlook - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19297-new-crop-soybeans-top-12-as-usda-raises-demand-outlook-american-soybean.md) | -1.3% | -8.2% |
| SOY | 2017-01-01 | [USDA Reports Provide Support to Soybean Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72939-usda-reports-provide-support-to-soybean-prices.md) | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2026-03-12 | [Soymeal Steals Spotlight in March 2026 WASDE - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20252-soymeal-steals-spotlight-in-march-2026-wasde-american-soybean-association.md) | -3.2% | -2.9% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2025-11-19 | [November 2025 WASDE Report is Relatively Quiet Despite Surprises in Production and Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21972-november-2025-wasde-report-is-relatively-quiet-despite-surprises-in-production.md) | -2.0% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2021-09-10 | [Corn, Soybean, Wheat Futures Rise Friday Despite Bearish USDA WASDE Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45041-corn-soybean-wheat-futures-rise-friday-despite-bearish-usda-wasde-report.md) | +1.1% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- soygrowers.com: https://soygrowers.com/news-releases/usda-reports-despite-smaller-2025-acres-smaller-q2-soy-usage-weighs-on-soy-prices/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.