# Questions about Corn Crop Continue - farmdoc daily

> A University of Illinois farmdoc analysis questions the USDA's August report, which showed 90 million planted corn acres and 82 million intended for grain. Analysts doubt the planted figure and argue harvested acreage could be lower because of poor crop ratings and possible silage or abandonment.

- Date: 2019-08-19 · published 2019-08-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57435-questions-about-corn-crop-continue-farmdoc-daily
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Uncertainty over harvested acres could mean the USDA overstated supply, which would make corn prices more sensitive to future data revisions.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-12-14 | [Corn and Soybean Yields in 2022 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13311-corn-and-soybean-yields-in-2022-farmdoc-daily.md) | +0.8% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2022-11-29 | [Tempered Expectations for 2022/23 Supply and Demand for Corn and Soybeans - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12217-tempered-expectations-for-2022-23-supply-and-demand-for-corn-and-soybeans.md) | -3.8% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2021-02-18 | [2019 Covered Commodity Dashboard and Implications for the Crop Safety Net - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48605-2019-covered-commodity-dashboard-and-implications-for-the-crop-safety-net.md) | +0.8% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2025-07-24 | [The Corn Market Works to Explain Itself - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23788-the-corn-market-works-to-explain-itself-farmdoc-daily.md) | +1.0% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2024-03-19 | [The Curious Case of US Corn Yields in 2023 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13198-the-curious-case-of-us-corn-yields-in-2023-farmdoc-daily.md) | -1.1% | -6.2% |

## Sources

- origin.farmdocdaily.illinois.edu: https://origin.farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2019/08/questions-about-corn-crop-continue.html

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