# Yield Busters: USDA Report Sends Corn Futures Skyward

> The June 11 USDA report cut the U.S. corn yield by 10 bushels per acre and lowered corn ending stocks by 810 million bushels to 1.675 billion, the lowest since 2013. Corn futures rallied about 12 cents, while wheat and soybeans rose modestly.

- Date: 2019-06-11 · published 2019-06-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58541-yield-busters-usda-report-sends-corn-futures-skyward
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp cut in projected corn yield and carryout tightens feed grain supply, supporting corn prices and raising feed costs.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-03-31 | [USDA Report Bullish for Corn, Bearish for Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42296-usda-report-bullish-for-corn-bearish-for-soybeans.md) | +4.1% | +5.9% |
| CORN | 2022-09-12 | [USDA Lowers Corn and Soybean Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39551-usda-lowers-corn-and-soybean-yields.md) | -1.1% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2026-08-12 | [Corn Futures Jump as USDA Cuts US Yield More Than Forecast - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17932-corn-futures-jump-as-usda-cuts-us-yield-more-than-forecast-bloomberg.md) | +3.5% | +11.8% |
| CORN | 2026-10-01 | [USDA Cuts Corn Yield to 178.5 Bu., Nudges Soybeans Slightly Higher in September Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17496-usda-cuts-corn-yield-to-178-5-bu-nudges-soybeans-slightly-higher-in-september.md) | -1.2% | -6.7% |
| CORN | 2025-09-16 | [Corn futures rally despite bearish WASDE report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6852-corn-futures-rally-despite-bearish-wasde-report.md) | -0.3% | -2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-12 | [USDA Lowers Corn, Soybean Yields Slightly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39176-usda-lowers-corn-soybean-yields-slightly.md) | +3.6% | +4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-12 | [Corn, Wheat Get Help From USDA Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63998-corn-wheat-get-help-from-usda-report.md) | +3.8% | +9.7% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-30 | [USDA reports trigger corn rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39549-usda-reports-trigger-corn-rally.md) | +0.4% | -10.7% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2019/06/11/yield-busters-usda-report-sends-corn

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