# USDA Releases Slew of Current and Delayed Production, Stocks Estimates

> USDA released its February Crop Production, WASDE, Crop Production Annual Summary, Grain Stocks and Winter Wheat Seedings reports, delayed from January by the government shutdown. 2018 corn production was pegged at 14.4 billion bushels, and a record 4.54 billion bushels of soybeans was harvested. Soybean stocks were 3.74 billion bushels, up 18% from last year.

- Date: 2019-02-08 · published 2019-02-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60552-usda-releases-slew-of-current-and-delayed-production-stocks-estimates
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Corn production came in below November, which supports old-crop corn prices, while record soybean supplies weigh on the soy complex. Buyers of soybean meal and corn feed should watch how these supplies flow into the spring balance sheet.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-07-25 | [USDA raises milk production estimates - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18527-usda-raises-milk-production-estimates-dairy-star.md) | -4.8% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2024-05-10 | [USDA Lowers Estimates for Brazil Corn and Soy Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30215-usda-lowers-estimates-for-brazil-corn-and-soy-production.md) | +2.4% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2023-01-12 | [Corn and Soy Complex Surge on Bullish USDA Stocks and Production Data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37730-corn-and-soy-complex-surge-on-bullish-usda-stocks-and-production-data.md) | +2.2% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2024-08-23 | [Pro Farmer releases 2024 national corn and soybean estimates - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13160-pro-farmer-releases-2024-national-corn-and-soybean-estimates-pro-farmer.md) | +0.2% | +6.1% |
| CORN | 2023-08-25 | [Pro Farmer releases 2023 national corn and soybean estimates - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13255-pro-farmer-releases-2023-national-corn-and-soybean-estimates-pro-farmer.md) | -2.2% | -9.0% |
| SOY | 2025-09-12 | [USDA Ups Corn and Soybean Production Estimates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22795-usda-ups-corn-and-soybean-production-estimates.md) | +2.2% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2024-08-13 | [USDA forecasts record US soybean production and higher stocks, above market estimates - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10464-usda-forecasts-record-us-soybean-production-and-higher-stocks-above-market.md) | -5.5% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2026-01-12 | [USDA Raises Production and Stocks Above Trade Expectations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20994-usda-raises-production-and-stocks-above-trade-expectations.md) | +0.9% | +5.9% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2019/02/08/usda-releases-slew-current-delayed

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