# U.S. Corn Demand Stumbles Early in 2022-23

> DTN reports that USDA estimated the 2022 US corn crop at 13.93 billion bushels and that export commitments by late October were under half of last year's pace. Barge restrictions on the low Mississippi due to drought will delay corn shipments until about February 2023.

- Date: 2022-12-01 · published 2022-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38242-u-s-corn-demand-stumbles-early-in-2022-23
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Slow US export commitments and shipping limits on the Mississippi weigh on near-term corn demand and basis, while expected Ukrainian export declines could support a firmer US export outlook in 2023.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-01-08 | [Understanding corn and soybean transportation costs in Q3 2023 \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16571-understanding-corn-and-soybean-transportation-costs-in-q3-2023-feed-and-grain.md) | -2.2% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2019-03-25 | [Flooding Impacts Corn Demand \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9646-flooding-impacts-corn-demand-red-river-farm-network.md) | -5.0% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2020-03-26 | [U.S. ethanol plants cutting output due to crashing demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54131-u-s-ethanol-plants-cutting-output-due-to-crashing-demand.md) | +3.9% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2026-05-08 | [Grain transportation demand strong despite fuel costs \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16365-grain-transportation-demand-strong-despite-fuel-costs-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.3% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2023-03-27 | [Corn bids drop, soy barge bids remain firm](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14859-corn-bids-drop-soy-barge-bids-remain-firm.md) | +1.6% | -0.0% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2022/12/01/u-s-corn-demand-stumbles-early-2022

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