# Coronavirus cuts U.S. corn use

> S&P Global Platts says COVID-19 outbreaks at meat packing plants have reduced demand for dried distillers grains, cutting corn feed use. The May WASDE projects 2020/21 US corn exports rising 375 million bushels to 2,150 million, and food, seed and industrial use rising 245 million bushels to 6.6 billion.

- Date: 2020-05-26 · published 2020-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53160-coronavirus-cuts-u-s-corn-use
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker DDGS demand from reduced meat processing lowers feed corn use. Higher projected exports and FSI use partly offset this, so the net effect on corn prices is mixed.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-06-01 | [US: USDA Supply/Demand - Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19196-us-usda-supply-demand-corn.md) | -5.5% | -10.2% |
| CORN | 2024-03-14 | [US Corn Crop in 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13197-us-corn-crop-in-2023.md) | +1.8% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2017-02-24 | [USDA projections show U.S. corn use is expected to grow through 2026](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72532-usda-projections-show-u-s-corn-use-is-expected-to-grow-through-2026.md) | +1.5% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2024-04-11 | [USDA Slightly Lowers US Corn Ending Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30673-usda-slightly-lowers-us-corn-ending-stocks.md) | -0.4% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2019-01-01 | [Market Reaction to USDA’s August Corn Crop Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60954-market-reaction-to-usda-s-august-corn-crop-reports.md) | +1.4% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/news/business/coronavirus-cuts-us-corn-use

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