# Canadian Seed Supply Chain 'Resilient' in Face of COVID: USDA - Seed World

> A USDA report says Canada's food and agricultural supply chains have remained resilient during COVID-19, with planting decisions unaffected by input availability. It notes that demand for flour and pasta has supported Canadian hard red spring wheat and durum prices, while weaker ethanol demand has limited Canadian corn deliveries.

- Date: 2020-09-02 · published 2020-09-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51097-canadian-seed-supply-chain-resilient-in-face-of-covid-usda-seed-world
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Stable supply chains mean no new supply shock, while lower ethanol demand weakens Canadian corn and DDGS demand. The report describes conditions rather than a new price driver.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-08-10 | [USDA Sees Record Corn Yield in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63480-usda-sees-record-corn-yield-in-2018.md) | -7.5% | -9.1% |
| CORN | 2026-01-12 | [Grain Futures Drop After USDA Increases Crop-Supply Estimates - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20993-grain-futures-drop-after-usda-increases-crop-supply-estimates-wsj.md) | -2.8% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2024-08-22 | [Record US soybean crop forecast in 2024 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28788-record-us-soybean-crop-forecast-in-2024-world-grain.md) | -2.2% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2026-01-12 | [US corn and wheat supplies rise in latest WASDE \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12589-us-corn-and-wheat-supplies-rise-in-latest-wasde-feed-and-grain.md) | -2.8% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2024-09-12 | [USDA Forecasts Record Corn Yield of 183.6 BPA in September Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28256-usda-forecasts-record-corn-yield-of-183-6-bpa-in-september-report.md) | +4.9% | +5.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-01-12 | [USDA Sees Record Corn Yield in Friday's Latest Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32068-usda-sees-record-corn-yield-in-friday-s-latest-reports.md) | +0.4% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2016-07-21 | [Canada’s grain production forecast flat \| World-grain.com \| July 21, 2016 19:19 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11817-canada-s-grain-production-forecast-flat-world-grain-com-july-21-2016-19-19.md) | -1.3% | +0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-10 | [Crops lower in wake of bearish USDA report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8404-crops-lower-in-wake-of-bearish-usda-report.md) | +0.8% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- seedworld.com: https://www.seedworld.com/canada/2020/09/02/canadian-seed-supply-chain-resilient-in-face-of-covid-usda/

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