# A 10-minute delay of key USDA reports gave some people an advantage. Here’s why.

> USDA's WASDE and Crop Production reports were delayed by at least 10 minutes on November 8 because USDA websites were down for maintenance. Traders saw December corn jump about 9 cents per bushel in the first minutes before the data appeared.

- Date: 2019-11-19 · published 2019-11-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56095-a-10-minute-delay-of-key-usda-reports-gave-some-people-an-advantage-here-s-why
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The release disruption showed how quickly market-moving USDA data can move futures, raising volatility risk for feed buyers who rely on report timing.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-12-10 | [USDA's December Crop Reports Produced No Real Surprises; Here's Why - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43522-usda-s-december-crop-reports-produced-no-real-surprises-here-s-why-agweb.md) | -0.3% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2023-12-08 | [Wheat, corn and soybean highlights of USDA’s December WASDE report \| The Mighty 790 KFGO \| KFGO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32639-wheat-corn-and-soybean-highlights-of-usda-s-december-wasde-report-the-mighty.md) | -2.7% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2022-05-12 | [Key data in USDA's May 12 Wasde report, and difference from market expectations - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41349-key-data-in-usda-s-may-12-wasde-report-and-difference-from-market-expectations.md) | -0.3% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2023-04-11 | [Key data in USDA's April 11 Wasde report, and difference from market expectations - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36341-key-data-in-usda-s-april-11-wasde-report-and-difference-from-market.md) | +0.4% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2023-08-14 | [Key data in USDA's August 11 Wasde report, and difference from market expectations - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34511-key-data-in-usda-s-august-11-wasde-report-and-difference-from-market.md) | +0.3% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2021-12-10 | [USDA's December Crop Reports Produced No Real Surprises; Here's Why - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43522-usda-s-december-crop-reports-produced-no-real-surprises-here-s-why-agweb.md) | +1.0% | +10.8% |
| SOY | 2024-05-12 | [Key data in USDA's May 10 Wasde report, and difference from market expectations - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30218-key-data-in-usda-s-may-10-wasde-report-and-difference-from-market-expectations.md) | +1.9% | -1.4% |
| SOY | 2023-04-11 | [Key data in USDA's April 11 Wasde report, and difference from market expectations - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36341-key-data-in-usda-s-april-11-wasde-report-and-difference-from-market.md) | +2.0% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- investigatemidwest.org: https://www.investigatemidwest.org/a-10-minute-delay-of-key-usda-reports-gave-some-people-an-advantage-heres-why/

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