# Column: Some items to keep in mind ahead of USDA's stocks, wheat report - Braun

> A Reuters column by Karen Braun previews items to watch ahead of USDA's quarterly stocks and wheat reports. It notes that sky-high fourth-quarter corn prices in futures and cash markets stifled demand this year, with December corn futures averaging about $4.22 per bushel.

- Date: 2019-09-30 · published 2019-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57094-column-some-items-to-keep-in-mind-ahead-of-usda-s-stocks-wheat-report-braun
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Elevated corn prices curbed feed and ethanol use, so tighter demand supports corn values heading into the USDA stocks data that will show how much supply remains.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-10-01 | [USDA Stocks Report: Don’t sleep on wheat usage](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11316-usda-stocks-report-don-t-sleep-on-wheat-usage.md) | +5.1% | +8.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-09 | [Wheat drops 1% ahead of USDA report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7886-wheat-drops-1-ahead-of-usda-report.md) | -1.1% | +2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-01 | [USDA Grain Stocks Report Surprises Corn and Wheat - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9845-usda-grain-stocks-report-surprises-corn-and-wheat-rfd.md) | +0.6% | +6.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-31 | [USDA reports mixed grain stocks, with wheat up and corn down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25651-usda-reports-mixed-grain-stocks-with-wheat-up-and-corn-down.md) | -1.5% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2021-10-01 | [Wheat Comes Out as Winner of USDA's Sept. 30 Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44582-wheat-comes-out-as-winner-of-usda-s-sept-30-reports.md) | +5.1% | +8.6% |
| CORN | 2025-03-31 | [USDA reports mixed grain stocks, with wheat up and corn down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25651-usda-reports-mixed-grain-stocks-with-wheat-up-and-corn-down.md) | +0.4% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2021-10-01 | [Wheat Comes Out as Winner of USDA's Sept. 30 Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44582-wheat-comes-out-as-winner-of-usda-s-sept-30-reports.md) | +0.7% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2021-06-10 | [Corn stocks cut in USDA WASDE report - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46509-corn-stocks-cut-in-usda-wasde-report-grainews.md) | -1.8% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/markets/currencies/column-some-items-to-keep-in-mind-ahead-of-usdas-stocks-wheat-report-braun-idUSKBN1WF0HF/

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