
Farm Futures analyst Bryce Knorr writes that USDA's cut to corn and soybean estimates was not a surprise to traders or farmers. Farmer-reported yields suggest corn could fall further and soybean yields are roughly unchanged, with harvested acreage a wild card.
Farmer yield reports point to possible further corn downside in January, which could keep feed grain prices supported.
After 1,040 past bullish report events, CORN moved a median +0.5% over 5 sessions (62% higher; middle half -0.9% to +2.0%), and +0.8% over 20.
After 563 past neutral report events, SOY moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (48% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.6%), and -0.1% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.