# Tighter Corn Stocks Boosts Prices and Changes Demand | Red River Farm Network

> Corn stocks are tightening, pushing prices higher and more volatile. An NDSU economist says wheat is becoming an alternative feed source as corn gets more expensive. Ethanol corn use is also lower, and USDA expects that to continue.

- Date: 2021-01-28 · published 2021-01-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49184-tighter-corn-stocks-boosts-prices-and-changes-demand-red-river-farm-network
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher corn prices are encouraging feed users to substitute wheat, which can cap corn gains and lift wheat demand. Lower ethanol grind reduces corn demand and DDGS output.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- rrfn.com: https://www.rrfn.com/2021/01/28/tighter-corn-stocks-boosts-prices-and-changes-demand/

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