# USDA Prospective Plantings & Grain Stocks 2018

> First survey-based estimate of US planted acreage plus quarterly stocks.

- Date: 2018-03-30 · published 2018-03-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43-usda-prospective-plantings-and-grain-stocks-2018
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-03-29 | 1 | +3.8% | 5.2 | The USDA Prospective Plantings report, actually released March 29, 2018 ahead of the Good Friday market closure, put corn acreage at about 88.0M, below trade expectations, signaling tighter supply and driving the sharp one-day rally; the listed March 30 date appears to be a minor discrepancy. |
| CORN | 2018-03-29 | 1 | +2.3% | 4.2 | The USDA Prospective Plantings report, actually released March 29, 2018 ahead of the Good Friday market closure, put corn acreage at about 88.0M, below trade expectations, signaling tighter supply and driving the sharp one-day rally; the listed March 30 date appears to be a minor discrepancy. |
| CORN | 2018-04-02 | 1 | +2.3% | 4.2 | The USDA Prospective Plantings and Grain Stocks report, released 2018-03-30 (before the weekend), likely drove the 2018-04-02 move: planting intentions below expectations and stocks data prompted the first trading-day repricing of US supply. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-03-29 | [USDA Prospective Plantings & Grain Stocks 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45-usda-prospective-plantings-and-grain-stocks-2019.md) | -2.3% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2017-03-31 | [USDA Prospective Plantings & Grain Stocks 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41-usda-prospective-plantings-and-grain-stocks-2017.md) | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2016-03-31 | [USDA Prospective Plantings & Grain Stocks 2016](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39-usda-prospective-plantings-and-grain-stocks-2016.md) | -1.4% | +3.6% |
| CORN | 2024-03-29 | [USDA Prospective Plantings & Grain Stocks 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55-usda-prospective-plantings-and-grain-stocks-2024.md) | -4.2% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2023-03-31 | [USDA Prospective Plantings & Grain Stocks 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53-usda-prospective-plantings-and-grain-stocks-2023.md) | -1.2% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2019-03-29 | [USDA Prospective Plantings & Grain Stocks 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45-usda-prospective-plantings-and-grain-stocks-2019.md) | +1.9% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2016-03-31 | [USDA Prospective Plantings & Grain Stocks 2016](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39-usda-prospective-plantings-and-grain-stocks-2016.md) | -0.1% | +12.1% |
| SOY | 2017-03-31 | [USDA Prospective Plantings & Grain Stocks 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41-usda-prospective-plantings-and-grain-stocks-2017.md) | -2.2% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- USDA NASS: https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Calendar/index.php

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