# USDA Expects Farmers to Harvest 13.8 Billion Bushels of Corn

> USDA's October WASDE projects 2019 corn production at 13.8 billion bushels on a yield of 168.4 bushels per acre. Soybean production is forecast at 3.55 billion bushels, and soybean ending stocks fell to 460 million bushels.

- Date: 2019-10-01 · published 2019-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56416-usda-expects-farmers-to-harvest-13-8-billion-bushels-of-corn
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Higher-than-expected corn ending stocks are bearish for corn prices, while the sharp drop in soybean stocks supports soybean and soymeal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-11 | [France raises wheat harvest forecast but expects corn production to decline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23272-france-raises-wheat-harvest-forecast-but-expects-corn-production-to-decline.md) | -1.0% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-05-25 | [Indian farmers expect to harvest record wheat, rice crops this year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47052-indian-farmers-expect-to-harvest-record-wheat-rice-crops-this-year.md) | -2.5% | -3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-30 | [Report Reaction \| USDA shows 2025/26 corn ending stocks above 2-billion bushel mark - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17407-report-reaction-usda-shows-2025-26-corn-ending-stocks-above-2-billion-bushel.md) | -2.9% | +0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-07 | [French producers expect common wheat harvests of less](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45011-french-producers-expect-common-wheat-harvests-of-less.md) | +1.8% | +5.2% |
| WHEAT | 2019-04-09 | [USDA Expects Larger Corn Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11376-usda-expects-larger-corn-stocks.md) | -0.5% | -10.8% |
| SOY | 2026-09-30 | [Report Reaction \| USDA shows 2025/26 corn ending stocks above 2-billion bushel mark - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17407-report-reaction-usda-shows-2025-26-corn-ending-stocks-above-2-billion-bushel.md) | +0.4% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2022-07-12 | [USDA Expects Higher Corn Supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40429-usda-expects-higher-corn-supplies.md) | -8.8% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2021-11-09 | [USDA Expects Record-High Corn Yield](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43999-usda-expects-record-high-corn-yield.md) | +6.7% | +6.1% |

## Sources

- ocj.com: https://ocj.com/2019/10/usda-grain-reports-review/
- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2019/10/10/usda-releases-october-crop-wasde
- politico.com: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-agriculture/2019/10/01/usda-delivers-surprise-data-on-corn-soybean-stocks-765970
- proag.com: https://www.proag.com/news/usda-releases-october-crop-production-wasde-reports/

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