# USDA trims South American corn, soybean estimates | Crop Conditions | farmweeknow.com

> USDA's February WASDE lowered Argentine and Brazilian corn output by 1 million tons each and cut Argentine soybean production by 3 million tons to 49 million. These reductions pushed global ending stocks lower for corn, soybeans and wheat, all below trade expectations.

- Date: 2025-02-11 · published 2025-02-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25994-usda-trims-south-american-corn-soybean-estimates-crop-conditions-farmweeknow-com
- 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

Lower South American supplies and tighter global stocks support corn and soybean prices, which would raise feed costs for importers that rely on South American origin. The U.S. balance sheet was unchanged.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-01-13 | [USDA's WASDE trims South American corn crops - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37741-usda-s-wasde-trims-south-american-corn-crops-grain-central.md) | +0.4% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2022-08-29 | [Pro Farmer Releases 2022 National Corn and Soybean Crop Estimates - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13335-pro-farmer-releases-2022-national-corn-and-soybean-crop-estimates-pro-farmer.md) | +0.5% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2020-08-21 | [Pro Farmer Estimates National Corn and Soybeans Yields Below USDA Forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51456-pro-farmer-estimates-national-corn-and-soybeans-yields-below-usda-forecasts.md) | +3.5% | +11.2% |
| CORN | 2018-11-08 | [USDA lowers 2018 corn, soybean crop estimates - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61892-usda-lowers-2018-corn-soybean-crop-estimates-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -6.8% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2024-03-28 | [USDA Estimates Farmers Will Plant 90M Corn Acres, 86.5M Soybean Acres This Year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31261-usda-estimates-farmers-will-plant-90m-corn-acres-86-5m-soybean-acres-this-year.md) | -2.0% | -3.8% |
| SOY | 2023-01-13 | [USDA's WASDE trims South American corn crops - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37741-usda-s-wasde-trims-south-american-corn-crops-grain-central.md) | -1.5% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2021-11-10 | [PF Report Reaction: USDA unexpectedly trims its soybean crop estimate - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13412-pf-report-reaction-usda-unexpectedly-trims-its-soybean-crop-estimate-pro-farmer.md) | +4.3% | +5.1% |
| SOY | 2020-08-21 | [Pro Farmer Estimates National Corn and Soybeans Yields Below USDA Forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51456-pro-farmer-estimates-national-corn-and-soybeans-yields-below-usda-forecasts.md) | +3.8% | +15.6% |

## Sources

- farmweeknow.com: https://www.farmweeknow.com/crop_conditions/usda-trims-south-american-corn-soybean-estimates/article_42160f06-e8a9-11ef-9e4f-73d9e9a77931.html

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