# USDA raises 2019 wheat and corn ending stocks | 2018-12-12  | World Grain

> The USDA's December WASDE raised projected 2019 wheat ending stocks by 25 million bushels to 974 million, as exports were cut to 1 billion bushels, mainly in hard red winter. Corn carryout on September 1, 2019 rose to 1.781 billion bushels, 45 million above November.

- Date: 2018-12-12 · published 2018-12-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61509-usda-raises-2019-wheat-and-corn-ending-stocks-2018-12-12-world-grain
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher projected carryover in wheat and corn adds to global supply comfort and tends to cap futures prices. The lower wheat export forecast also reduces expected demand for US exports.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-12 | [USDA raises corn, soybean and wheat ending stocks estimates \| 2018-10-12  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62480-usda-raises-corn-soybean-and-wheat-ending-stocks-estimates-2018-10-12-world.md) | +8.1% | +4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-15 | [USDA raises projections for US, global wheat ending stocks \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21103-usda-raises-projections-for-us-global-wheat-ending-stocks-world-grain.md) | -1.3% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-01 | [USDA Grain Stocks Report Surprises Corn and Wheat - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9845-usda-grain-stocks-report-surprises-corn-and-wheat-rfd.md) | +0.6% | +6.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-31 | [USDA reports mixed grain stocks, with wheat up and corn down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25651-usda-reports-mixed-grain-stocks-with-wheat-up-and-corn-down.md) | -1.5% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-12 | [USDA Increases Corn, Soybean, Wheat Ending Stocks - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35444-usda-increases-corn-soybean-wheat-ending-stocks-proag.md) | +1.1% | +0.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-01-15 | [USDA raises projections for US, global wheat ending stocks \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21103-usda-raises-projections-for-us-global-wheat-ending-stocks-world-grain.md) | +0.7% | +6.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-10-09 | [Wheat Faces Friday Pressure as USDA Raises Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/460-wheat-faces-friday-pressure-as-usda-raises-stocks.md) | -0.9% | -10.4% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-09-18 | [US wheat futures slip after USDA boosts global ending stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22928-us-wheat-futures-slip-after-usda-boosts-global-ending-stocks.md) | -1.8% | -5.4% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/11358-usda-raises-2019-wheat-and-corn-ending-stocks

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