# USDA closure is impacting U.S. markets, especially for soybeans

> The partial government shutdown has halted USDA's crop production reports, including the January 11 Crop Production report that would have updated the 2018 corn and soybean crop sizes. Traders said the data gap made markets choppy, and soybean prices fell on January 10 amid disappointment over no new Chinese purchases.

- Date: 2019-01-16 · published 2019-01-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61055-usda-closure-is-impacting-u-s-markets-especially-for-soybeans
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Without official crop sizes, traders cannot price the true size of the 2019 supply, and a catch-up report could move prices sharply. Feed buyers face higher volatility and less reliable price signals until funding is restored.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-06-13 | [Three Things Currently Impacting The Soybean Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29785-three-things-currently-impacting-the-soybean-market.md) | -1.9% | -3.6% |
| SOY | 2025-02-28 | [US soybeans production to fall in next marketing year: USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26096-us-soybeans-production-to-fall-in-next-marketing-year-usda.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2017-05-15 | [2017-18 Market Prospects for Corn and Soybeans - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70852-2017-18-market-prospects-for-corn-and-soybeans-farmdoc-daily.md) | -0.1% | -2.4% |
| SOY | 2019-03-13 | [In Market-Moving Report Month, NASS Ends Field Surveys for Corn, Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60117-in-market-moving-report-month-nass-ends-field-surveys-for-corn-soybeans.md) | +2.2% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2025-05-12 | [USDA Forecasts 15.8 BB Corn, 4.34 BB Soybeans for 2025-26](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24607-usda-forecasts-15-8-bb-corn-4-34-bb-soybeans-for-2025-26.md) | +0.6% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2018-04-10 | [Soybeans rally on USDA report, exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65483-soybeans-rally-on-usda-report-exports.md) | -0.6% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2019-03-13 | [In Market-Moving Report Month, NASS Ends Field Surveys for Corn, Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60117-in-market-moving-report-month-nass-ends-field-surveys-for-corn-soybeans.md) | +4.3% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2022-10-12 | [Soybeans rally after USDA cuts U.S. harvest outlook \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39163-soybeans-rally-after-usda-cuts-u-s-harvest-outlook-financial-post.md) | +1.9% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/usda-closure-is-impacting-u-s-markets-especially-for-soybeans

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