# Large Corn Stocks, Seedings Surprise the Market - ProAg

> USDA's March 29 Grain Stocks and Prospective Plantings reports showed corn stocks and corn planting intentions far above pre-report estimates, with corn intentions at 92.8 million acres. Wheat and soybean stocks were also above expectations, and soybean acreage intentions fell to 84.6 million. Corn futures fell 17 cents, wheat 6 to 10 cents and soybeans 5 cents.

- Date: 2019-04-01 · published 2019-04-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59546-large-corn-stocks-seedings-surprise-the-market-proag
- 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 large corn acreage intention and surprise stocks signal a heavy feed grain supply ahead, which is bearish for feed prices. Flooding could still reduce planted acres.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-06-28 | [USDA Reports Surprise Sends Corn Market Reeling](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58539-usda-reports-surprise-sends-corn-market-reeling.md) | -2.0% | -4.5% |
| CORN | 2025-09-30 | [USDA Grain Stocks 'Surprise' With Larger Corn Inventories Than Expected](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9842-usda-grain-stocks-surprise-with-larger-corn-inventories-than-expected.md) | +0.8% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2023-09-19 | [More Corn Acres and the Prospect of Large Stocks and Low Prices - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7187-more-corn-acres-and-the-prospect-of-large-stocks-and-low-prices-farmdoc-daily.md) | +1.0% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2022-06-30 | [Corn crumbles on rising stocks – The Seam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40953-corn-crumbles-on-rising-stocks-the-seam.md) | +1.0% | -16.7% |
| CORN | 2025-10-01 | [Corn Stocks Surprising But Regional Leverage Could Emerge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9841-corn-stocks-surprising-but-regional-leverage-could-emerge.md) | +1.4% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-10 | [USDA Lowers Corn Ending Stocks More Than Expected, Providing Market Support](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25063-usda-lowers-corn-ending-stocks-more-than-expected-providing-market-support.md) | +1.5% | +4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-30 | [USDA Grain Stocks 'Surprise' With Larger Corn Inventories Than Expected](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9842-usda-grain-stocks-surprise-with-larger-corn-inventories-than-expected.md) | +0.4% | +5.9% |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-08 | [USDA Lowers Corn Stocks, Prices Rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10009-usda-lowers-corn-stocks-prices-rise.md) | -0.5% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- proag.com: https://www.proag.com/news/large-corn-stocks-seedings-surprise-the-market/

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