# Corn Market Outlook After USDA's Yield Surprise | American Ag Network

> USDA raised its national corn yield by 2.7 bushels per acre to 181.2 bushels per acre, against trade expectations of a cut. The agency also lifted projected 2026-27 ending stocks by 282 million bushels to 1.849 billion bushels.

- Date: 2026-10-13 · published 2026-10-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/427-corn-market-outlook-after-usda-s-yield-surprise-american-ag-network
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

A larger crop and higher ending stocks loosen corn supply, which pressures corn futures and feed grain prices for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-09-26 | [Mexico to Import Less U.S. Corn \| American Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28276-mexico-to-import-less-u-s-corn-american-ag-network.md) | +2.5% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2019-06-28 | [USDA Reports Surprise Sends Corn Market Reeling](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58539-usda-reports-surprise-sends-corn-market-reeling.md) | -2.0% | -4.5% |
| CORN | 2024-01-12 | [Corn and Soybean Prices Tank After USDA Report Makes Surprising Revisions to Yield - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32065-corn-and-soybean-prices-tank-after-usda-report-makes-surprising-revisions-to.md) | -0.9% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2026-01-13 | [Corn sinks to 3-month low after USDA surprises market with supply estimates \| Stock Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7090-corn-sinks-to-3-month-low-after-usda-surprises-market-with-supply-estimates.md) | +0.6% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2023-05-12 | [USDA Releases May 2023 WASDE Report \| American Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35889-usda-releases-may-2023-wasde-report-american-ag-network.md) | -8.7% | -8.7% |

## Sources

- americanagnetwork.com: https://www.americanagnetwork.com/2026/10/13/corn-market-outlook-after-usdas-yield-surprise/

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