
Corn and soybean futures rallied after USDA cut 2022 harvested corn acres by 1.6 million to 79.2 million, which reduced the crop to 13.73 billion bushels. Soybean meal and soybeans also gained as stocks and production came in below trade estimates.
A smaller old-crop corn crop and tighter stocks support prices, and the sharp rally shows funds were already long going into the report. Export cuts of 150 million bushels partly offset the supply tightening.
After 1,040 past bullish report events, Corn moved a median +0.5% over 5 sessions (62% higher; middle half -0.9% to +2.0%), and +0.8% over 20.
After 747 past bullish report events, Soybeans moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.4% to +2.1%), and +0.8% over 20.
After 414 past bullish report events, Soybean Meal moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (48% higher; middle half -2.1% to +2.3%), and +0.3% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.