# May WASDE feeds wheat bulls

> USDA's May WASDE used a 177 bpa corn yield instead of the 181 trend, and the agency cited a smaller-than-expected US wheat crop and higher wheat usage. USDA also noted that Russia's invasion of Ukraine had raised uncertainty for regional supply and demand.

- Date: 2022-05-12 · published 2022-05-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41350-may-wasde-feeds-wheat-bulls
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A lower corn yield and tighter wheat supplies support feed grain prices, with high input costs and fertilizer uncertainty adding to the upward pressure.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-03-09 | [Wheat continues limit drop on March 2022 WASDE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42333-wheat-continues-limit-drop-on-march-2022-wasde.md) | +3.3% | +10.3% |
| CORN | 2020-12-03 | [USDA Grain Stocks & WASDE Shock Markets \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49679-usda-grain-stocks-and-wasde-shock-markets-feed-and-grain.md) | +0.0% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2023-01-12 | [Turner's Take Ag Markets \| Jan WASDE Bullish](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37733-turner-s-take-ag-markets-jan-wasde-bullish.md) | +2.2% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2025-12-16 | [December WASDE Surprises Corn and Wheat Markets \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21444-december-wasde-surprises-corn-and-wheat-markets-cz-app.md) | +0.6% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2026-03-10 | [WASDE Flash — March 2026 \| Basis Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20104-wasde-flash-march-2026-basis-brief.md) | +3.2% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-10 | [WASDE bearish for corn, mildly bullish for wheat - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48592-wasde-bearish-for-corn-mildly-bullish-for-wheat-grain-central.md) | +9.2% | +9.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-09 | [WASDE: Soybeans bearish, corn, wheat somewhat bullish - Texas Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72449-wasde-soybeans-bearish-corn-wheat-somewhat-bullish-texas-farm-bureau.md) | +0.1% | -1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-20 | [Global Wheat Outlook & WASDE Balance Sheet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19239-global-wheat-outlook-and-wasde-balance-sheet.md) | -1.5% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/may-wasde-feeds-wheat-bulls

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