# Stock/Usage Estimates are a Leading Indicator for Corn Prices | StoneX

> StoneX explains that stocks-to-usage is the key leading indicator for corn prices, calculated as ending stocks divided by total usage. Tight ratios lift old-crop prices and encourage acreage, while burdensome ratios push prices lower. The article cites 2020 tightness and the 15% ratio in 2023.

- Date: 2024-04-09 · published 2024-04-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30756-stock-usage-estimates-are-a-leading-indicator-for-corn-prices-stonex
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

It is a methodological explainer rather than new news, so it adds little immediate price signal, though it frames how buyers should read upcoming USDA balance sheets.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-02-09 | [USDA cuts global ending stocks for beans, wheat, cotton and corn - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42671-usda-cuts-global-ending-stocks-for-beans-wheat-cotton-and-corn-pro-farmer.md) | +0.5% | +15.2% |
| CORN | 2024-08-12 | [USDA Increases 2024 Corn Production and Demand, Lowers Ending Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28712-usda-increases-2024-corn-production-and-demand-lowers-ending-stocks.md) | -1.6% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2026-04-01 | [USDA leaves U.S. soybean, corn, wheat ending stocks unchanged](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20192-usda-leaves-u-s-soybean-corn-wheat-ending-stocks-unchanged.md) | -1.7% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2021-07-26 | [Prices for Young Cattle Are Soaring, Signaling Expensive Beef](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46202-prices-for-young-cattle-are-soaring-signaling-expensive-beef.md) | -0.5% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2024-04-11 | [USDA Slightly Lowers US Corn Ending Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30673-usda-slightly-lowers-us-corn-ending-stocks.md) | -0.4% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- stonex.com: https://www.stonex.com/en-us/insights/04-09-2024-stock-estimates-leading-corn/

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