# Prices face pressure as larger U.S. crops expected this year | The Western Producer

> The USDA's initial 2025/26 outlook, presented at the Outlook Forum, projects rising corn and soybean supplies and expects lower average farm prices. Corn planted area is forecast at 94 million acres, up from 90.6 million, and soybeans at 84 million acres, down from 87.1 million.

- Date: 2025-02-28 · published 2025-02-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26080-prices-face-pressure-as-larger-u-s-crops-expected-this-year-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Expanded corn acreage and higher supplies point to bearish price pressure, with feed use expected to rise as exports fall to South American competition.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-26 | [Big global wheat crop expected to pressure prices \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24273-big-global-wheat-crop-expected-to-pressure-prices-the-western-producer.md) | +3.0% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-29 | [Large wheat supply pressures prices \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22436-large-wheat-supply-pressures-prices-the-western-producer.md) | -2.8% | -6.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-29 | [Germany expects larger wheat crop despite heatwave \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57529-germany-expects-larger-wheat-crop-despite-heatwave-the-western-producer.md) | -3.2% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-01-29 | [Early look at western Canada: major crop acres up, minors down \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66960-early-look-at-western-canada-major-crop-acres-up-minors-down-the-western.md) | +0.2% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-08 | [We can expect a larger wheat harvest in the EU this year - Trademagazin](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25052-we-can-expect-a-larger-wheat-harvest-in-the-eu-this-year-trademagazin.md) | +1.7% | +5.2% |
| SOY | 2024-05-23 | [China's imports to determine prices \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14749-china-s-imports-to-determine-prices-the-western-producer.md) | -2.9% | -6.9% |
| SOY | 2024-02-02 | [EPA underestimated U.S. biodiesel production \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15237-epa-underestimated-u-s-biodiesel-production-the-western-producer.md) | -0.8% | -5.0% |
| SOY | 2023-11-09 | [USDA surprises trade with latest report \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33115-usda-surprises-trade-with-latest-report-the-western-producer.md) | +2.7% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/prices-face-pressure-as-larger-u-s-crops-expected-this-year/

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