# COVID-19 market impacts to be included in USDA supply/demand forecast - Brownfield Ag News

> USDA's Ag Outlook Board chair Mark Jekanowski said COVID-19 is making it hard to forecast supplies, exports, stocks and prices for the April report. He noted that rice prices have surged while livestock prices have collapsed, and that the report would include pandemic effects.

- Date: 2020-04-08 · published 2020-04-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53702-covid-19-market-impacts-to-be-included-in-usda-supply-demand-forecast
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Forecast uncertainty raises volatility in grain and livestock markets ahead of the USDA release. The pandemic adjustments could shift expectations for feed supplies and prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2020-08-21 | [USDA - rice stocks drop - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51701-usda-rice-stocks-drop-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.7% | +2.9% |
| RICE | 2025-07-14 | [USDA forecasts lower corn supplies, higher biofuel demand in latest outlook \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23712-usda-forecasts-lower-corn-supplies-higher-biofuel-demand-in-latest-outlook-feed.md) | -0.6% | +2.2% |
| RICE | 2024-08-21 | [Domestic rice supply above a year ago - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28863-domestic-rice-supply-above-a-year-ago-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.4% | +3.4% |
| RICE | 2019-09-13 | [USDA boosts rice price outlook - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57146-usda-boosts-rice-price-outlook-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.6% | +0.9% |
| RICE | 2020-12-23 | [A sluggish week for corn, soybean sales - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10130-a-sluggish-week-for-corn-soybean-sales-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.3% | +7.4% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/covid-19-market-impacts-to-be-included-in-usda-supply-demand-forecast/

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