# USDA Lifts Corn Yield Forecast To Record High, Pressuring Grain Prices - 大农化

> USDA raised its 2026-27 US corn yield forecast to a record 181.2 bushels per acre in the October WASDE, above trade expectations. Ending stocks were raised to 1.85 billion bushels and the farmgate price forecast was cut to $4.70 a bushel.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-01T18:12:20.821Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30256-usda-lifts-corn-yield-forecast-to-record-high-pressuring-grain-prices
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A higher yield and larger ending stocks add to supply and weigh on corn prices, while raised global corn stocks also pressure the broader grain complex.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2026-10-29 | [High Freight Costs Pressure Record U.S. Grain Movement -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2023-high-freight-costs-pressure-record-u-s-grain-movement.md) | -1.5% | — |
| SOY | 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) | -1.5% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2023-11-09 | [Surprise USDA corn yield upgrade leads to record-large corn crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33116-surprise-usda-corn-yield-upgrade-leads-to-record-large-corn-crop.md) | +2.7% | -2.8% |
| SOY | 2018-08-10 | [USDA Sees Record Corn Yield in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63480-usda-sees-record-corn-yield-in-2018.md) | -0.3% | -6.3% |
| 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 | 2018-01-01 | [Record Corn Yield Forecast Weakens Corn Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67036-record-corn-yield-forecast-weakens-corn-prices.md) | +0.3% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2018-09-17 | [Record Corn Yield Forecast Weakens Corn Prices - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63055-record-corn-yield-forecast-weakens-corn-prices-farmdoc-daily.md) | +3.1% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- neodimo.com: https://neodimo.com/article/usda-corn-yield-shock-what-s-next-for-farmers-markets-full-analysis
- danonghua.com: https://www.danonghua.com/archives/53657.html

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