# USDA Forecasts Record Soybean Crop

> USDA's August report forecast a record U.S. soybean crop of 4.589 billion bushels on a 53.2 bu/acre yield, with planted and harvested acreage each raised by 1 million acres. New-crop soybean ending stocks were put at 560 million bushels, the highest in six years.

- Date: 2024-08-12 · published 2024-08-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28713-usda-forecasts-record-soybean-crop
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A record crop and higher stocks add supply pressure to soybeans and soybean meal, which is bearish for feed protein costs. Corn production also rose to a record yield, adding to ample feed grain supply.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-02-27 | [USDA Forecasts Record Corn Crop, Larger Soybean Crop for 2025-26](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13114-usda-forecasts-record-corn-crop-larger-soybean-crop-for-2025-26.md) | -2.6% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2020-08-12 | [USDA forecasts record high corn, soybean yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51457-usda-forecasts-record-high-corn-soybean-yields.md) | +3.9% | +11.6% |
| SOY | 2016-08-15 | [USDA adjusts forecasts based on record corn, soybean crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9949-usda-adjusts-forecasts-based-on-record-corn-soybean-crops.md) | +2.4% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2023-05-12 | [USDA Predicts Record Corn, Soybean Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5016-usda-predicts-record-corn-soybean-crops.md) | -7.6% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2024-08-22 | [Record US soybean crop forecast in 2024 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28788-record-us-soybean-crop-forecast-in-2024-world-grain.md) | -0.5% | +5.2% |
| SBM | 2025-02-27 | [USDA Forecasts Record Corn Crop, Larger Soybean Crop for 2025-26](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13114-usda-forecasts-record-corn-crop-larger-soybean-crop-for-2025-26.md) | -0.1% | +0.6% |
| SBM | 2020-08-12 | [USDA forecasts record high corn, soybean yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51457-usda-forecasts-record-high-corn-soybean-yields.md) | +5.0% | +10.2% |
| SBM | 2016-08-15 | [USDA adjusts forecasts based on record corn, soybean crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9949-usda-adjusts-forecasts-based-on-record-corn-soybean-crops.md) | -0.9% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2024/08/12/usda-releases-august-crop-production

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