# USDA Forecasts Record Corn Yield of 183.6 BPA in September Report

> USDA raised its 2024 corn yield to a record 183.6 bushels per acre, lifting production 39 million bushels to 15.186 billion, against analyst expectations. Total feed and residual use was projected at 5.825 billion bushels.

- Date: 2024-09-12 · published 2024-09-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28256-usda-forecasts-record-corn-yield-of-183-6-bpa-in-september-report
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A higher-than-expected record crop expands US corn supply and pressures feed corn prices. Feed use projections help define demand balance for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bearish ▼
- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2025-05-16 | [USDA Hikes 2025 Dairy Price Forecasts, Expects Lower Prices In 2026 - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24833-usda-hikes-2025-dairy-price-forecasts-expects-lower-prices-in-2026-cheese.md) | -0.1% | +0.8% |
| MILK | 2025-02-12 | [USDA Hikes 2025 Cheese Price Forecast, Lowers Other Product, Milk Price Forecasts - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26204-usda-hikes-2025-cheese-price-forecast-lowers-other-product-milk-price-forecasts.md) | +0.5% | -8.1% |
| MILK | 2025-01-15 | [December WASDE report forecasts lower milk production \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26518-december-wasde-report-forecasts-lower-milk-production-ag-proud.md) | +0.0% | -0.2% |
| MILK | 2026-03-13 | [USDA Raises 2026 Milk Production Forecast, Most Dairy Product Price Forecasts - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20167-usda-raises-2026-milk-production-forecast-most-dairy-product-price-forecasts.md) | -0.2% | +5.4% |
| MILK | 2026-04-10 | [USDA Hikes 2026 Milk Production Forecast; Dairy Product Price Forecasts Mixed - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19714-usda-hikes-2026-milk-production-forecast-dairy-product-price-forecasts-mixed.md) | -1.1% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-01-12 | [USDA Sees Record Corn Yield in Friday's Latest Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32068-usda-sees-record-corn-yield-in-friday-s-latest-reports.md) | -0.9% | -5.5% |
| 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 | 2018-08-10 | [USDA Sees Record Corn Yield in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63480-usda-sees-record-corn-yield-in-2018.md) | -7.5% | -9.1% |

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/60349-september-wasde-report-projects-third-highest-production-for-corn-on-record
- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2024/09/12/usda-releases-september-crop-wasde
- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/huge-us-corn-soy-yields-could-stave-off-further-increases-2024-09-13/

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