# USDA’s Corn Output Projections Inform Futures Price Movements | Economic Research Service

> An USDA Economic Research Service study examines how WASDE corn production projections drive futures price responses. The researchers found the influence on corn futures varies through the calendar year, with May through October being key periods.

- Date: 2021-12-29 · published 2021-12-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43620-usda-s-corn-output-projections-inform-futures-price-movements-economic-research
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The findings explain how USDA crop estimates move corn prices, helping buyers anticipate reaction to future WASDE releases.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-01-31 | [Drought-Tolerant Corn in the U.S., New Report from USDA’s Economic Research Service \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60958-drought-tolerant-corn-in-the-u-s-new-report-from-usda-s-economic-research.md) | -0.5% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2025-06-03 | [Retail egg prices fall, following declining wholesale prices \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24209-retail-egg-prices-fall-following-declining-wholesale-prices-economic-research.md) | -2.6% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2019-08-19 | [USDA commodity-income support levels have increasingly varied since 2015 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57593-usda-commodity-income-support-levels-have-increasingly-varied-since-2015.md) | -1.9% | -3.6% |
| CORN | 2019-09-03 | [Long-Term U.S. Agricultural Outlook Affected Broadly by Uncertainty of China’s Markets \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56957-long-term-u-s-agricultural-outlook-affected-broadly-by-uncertainty-of-china-s.md) | -6.0% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2019-02-14 | [Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook: February 2019 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60540-livestock-dairy-and-poultry-outlook-february-2019-economic-research-service.md) | -1.4% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- ers.usda.gov: http://ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2021/december/usda-s-corn-output-projections-inform-futures-price-movements

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