# USDA Defies Expectations, Holds Corn and Soybean Ending Stocks Steady

> USDA's February 2025 WASDE held 2024/25 U.S. corn and soybean ending stocks at 1.540 billion and 380 million bushels, against trade expectations of lower stocks. U.S. wheat ending stocks were cut 4 million bushels to 794 million, though the trade had expected an increase.

- Date: 2025-02-11 · published 2025-02-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25987-usda-defies-expectations-holds-corn-and-soybean-ending-stocks-steady
- 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

Holding U.S. corn and soybean stocks while the trade expected tightening removed a bullish catalyst, and the wheat cut was smaller than expected. Feed buyers should expect the old-crop price support to stay limited unless export demand accelerates.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-05-01 | [April WASDE Holds Corn, Soybean Ending Stocks Steady, Raises Wheat Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19667-april-wasde-holds-corn-soybean-ending-stocks-steady-raises-wheat-stocks.md) | -1.4% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-06-12 | [WASDE: Soybean ending stock expectations increased, while wheat lower and corn steady \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29691-wasde-soybean-ending-stock-expectations-increased-while-wheat-lower-and-corn.md) | -0.1% | -7.3% |
| CORN | 2026-04-01 | [USDA leaves U.S. soybean, corn, wheat ending stocks unchanged](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20192-usda-leaves-u-s-soybean-corn-wheat-ending-stocks-unchanged.md) | -1.7% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2024-11-11 | [WASDE Shows Decrease in US Corn and Soybean Ending Stocks in 2024/2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27342-wasde-shows-decrease-in-us-corn-and-soybean-ending-stocks-in-2024-2025.md) | -1.2% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2021-07-13 | [USDA raises U.S. soybean ending stocks, corn unchanged - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46003-usda-raises-u-s-soybean-ending-stocks-corn-unchanged-ukragroconsult.md) | -10.7% | -12.3% |
| SOY | 2026-02-10 | [USDA Defies Expectations by Lowering Corn Ending Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20544-usda-defies-expectations-by-lowering-corn-ending-stocks.md) | +2.1% | +6.9% |
| SOY | 2026-05-01 | [April WASDE Holds Corn, Soybean Ending Stocks Steady, Raises Wheat Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19667-april-wasde-holds-corn-soybean-ending-stocks-steady-raises-wheat-stocks.md) | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| SOY | 2026-04-01 | [USDA leaves U.S. soybean, corn, wheat ending stocks unchanged](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20192-usda-leaves-u-s-soybean-corn-wheat-ending-stocks-unchanged.md) | -0.8% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/february-usda-wasde-report-8789653

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