# USDA Lowers Corn, Soybean and Wheat Ending Stocks

> USDA's November Crop Production and WASDE reports cut the average US corn yield by 2.6 bu/acre to 175.8, reducing production 215 million bushels to 14.5 billion, and lowered 2020/21 corn ending stocks to 1.7 billion bushels. Soybean production was cut 98 million bushels to 4.17 billion on a 50.7 bu/acre yield, pulling soybean ending stocks to 190 million bushels, while wheat stocks also fell.

- Date: 2020-11-10 · published 2020-11-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50091-usda-lowers-corn-soybean-and-wheat-ending-stocks
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Sharply lower US corn and soybean carryouts tighten supply and support prices for corn, soybean meal and other feed ingredients that rely on these crops. DTN analysts called the numbers bullish for corn and soybeans and neutral for wheat.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: neutral

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-11-16 | 5 | +9.7% | 4.8 | The Nov 10 USDA reports cut the corn yield and ending stocks to 1.7 billion bushels, a supply shock that drove the rally within the 5-day window. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-11 | [USDA Cuts World Corn, Soybean, Wheat Ending Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25989-usda-cuts-world-corn-soybean-wheat-ending-stocks.md) | +1.4% | -5.7% |
| CORN | 2021-01-13 | [USDA Lowers Soybean Stocks and Corn Yield](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49088-usda-lowers-soybean-stocks-and-corn-yield.md) | +2.0% | +7.5% |
| CORN | 2019-02-08 | [USDA lowers U.S. corn, soybean ending stocks - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60555-usda-lowers-u-s-corn-soybean-ending-stocks-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.8% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2025-06-12 | [USDA Lowers Old and New Crop U.S. Corn Ending Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24165-usda-lowers-old-and-new-crop-u-s-corn-ending-stocks.md) | +0.0% | -4.5% |
| CORN | 2024-11-08 | [USDA Surprisingly Lowers Corn and Soybean Yield and Ending Stocks in WASDE - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13135-usda-surprisingly-lowers-corn-and-soybean-yield-and-ending-stocks-in-wasde-agweb.md) | -1.4% | -2.0% |
| SOY | 2025-02-11 | [USDA Cuts World Corn, Soybean, Wheat Ending Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25989-usda-cuts-world-corn-soybean-wheat-ending-stocks.md) | -1.0% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2019-02-08 | [USDA lowers U.S. corn, soybean ending stocks - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60555-usda-lowers-u-s-corn-soybean-ending-stocks-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.1% | -3.2% |
| SOY | 2024-11-08 | [USDA Surprisingly Lowers Corn and Soybean Yield and Ending Stocks in WASDE - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13135-usda-surprisingly-lowers-corn-and-soybean-yield-and-ending-stocks-in-wasde-agweb.md) | -2.9% | -2.1% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2020/11/10/usda-releases-november-crop-wasde

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