# USDA Stays Optimistic on Corn, but Gro Model Points to Even Higher Yields

> Gro Intelligence says USDA's September WASDE kept a more optimistic corn yield outlook than market participants expected. Its own Gro yield model points to corn yields higher still than USDA's estimate.

- Date: 2019-09-13 · published 2019-09-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57095-usda-stays-optimistic-on-corn-but-gro-model-points-to-even-higher-yields
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A yield model pointing above USDA suggests the market may be underestimating US corn supply, which is bearish for corn prices and feed costs.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-09-12 | [USDA Pushes Corn, Soybean Yield Estimates Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62988-usda-pushes-corn-soybean-yield-estimates-higher.md) | -2.5% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2020-08-12 | [USDA forecasts record high corn, soybean yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51457-usda-forecasts-record-high-corn-soybean-yields.md) | +3.8% | +8.3% |
| CORN | 2026-10-09 | [Corn Ends 20 Cents Lower on USDA Yield Shock: Wheat Follows but Soybeans Recover](https://feedsoft.ai/events/428-corn-ends-20-cents-lower-on-usda-yield-shock-wheat-follows-but-soybeans-recover.md) | -0.2% | -3.3% |
| CORN | 2022-07-12 | [USDA Expects Higher Corn Supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40429-usda-expects-higher-corn-supplies.md) | -13.6% | -16.3% |
| CORN | 2017-11-09 | [USDA boosts corn harvest view above expectations on record yields - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67930-usda-boosts-corn-harvest-view-above-expectations-on-record-yields-grainews.md) | -1.8% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- gro-intelligence.com: https://www.gro-intelligence.com/insights/usda-stays-optimistic-on-corn-but-gro-model-points-to-even-higher-yields

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