# Corn prices rise again after USDA cuts crop estimates | Feed Strategy

> USDA cut its 2021 US corn production estimate by about 10 million metric tons on drought-reduced yields, lowering the corn yield by five bushels per acre. It also trimmed soybean production by 1.8 million metric tons. Prices rose after the report, which was larger than traders had expected.

- Date: 2021-08-17 · published 2021-08-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45597-corn-prices-rise-again-after-usda-cuts-crop-estimates-feed-strategy
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A sizable USDA cut to US corn supply tightens domestic feed grain availability and supports corn and soybean prices into the new crop year.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-04-17 | [USDA: Low corn prices spur greater feed use \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30829-usda-low-corn-prices-spur-greater-feed-use-feed-strategy.md) | +0.2% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2018-02-08 | [USDA Lowers Corn Stocks, Prices Rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10009-usda-lowers-corn-stocks-prices-rise.md) | +0.2% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2026-04-10 | [USDA Raises Wheat, Corn and Soy Price Estimates - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19746-usda-raises-wheat-corn-and-soy-price-estimates-farm-policy-news.md) | +1.0% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2022-10-05 | [Pro Farmer Crop Estimates Far Below USDA Expectations - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13325-pro-farmer-crop-estimates-far-below-usda-expectations-agweb.md) | +0.9% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2026-05-21 | [Corn Supply Falls While Feed Grain Prices Rise - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19340-corn-supply-falls-while-feed-grain-prices-rise-rfd-tv.md) | -0.8% | -7.6% |
| SOY | 2023-01-13 | [US soybean crop and oil prices rise after cuts in the 2022/23 MY crop estimate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37865-us-soybean-crop-and-oil-prices-rise-after-cuts-in-the-2022-23-my-crop-estimate.md) | -1.5% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2026-04-10 | [USDA Raises Wheat, Corn and Soy Price Estimates - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19746-usda-raises-wheat-corn-and-soy-price-estimates-farm-policy-news.md) | -0.1% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2025-08-13 | [USDA crop report: Corn yields soar, soybean prices rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23278-usda-crop-report-corn-yields-soar-soybean-prices-rise.md) | +0.1% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- feedstrategy.com: https://www.feedstrategy.com/latest-news/article/15442387/corn-prices-rise-again-after-usda-cuts-crop-estimates

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