# USDA numbers push corn, wheat sharply lower - Brownfield Ag News

> Corn, wheat and soybeans fell sharply after the USDA July report, which raised the corn production estimate after a larger-than-expected June acreage number. Old and new crop corn ending stocks rose, while winter wheat production was raised and world wheat ending stocks were lowered to 260.60 million tons.

- Date: 2017-07-12 · published 2017-07-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6474-usda-numbers-push-corn-wheat-sharply-lower-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher corn production and rising ending stocks signal ample feed grain supply, which pressures prices. Soybean meal and oil also followed beans lower, reducing feed input costs.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-06-30 | [Corn, wheat fall after USDA numbers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40957-corn-wheat-fall-after-usda-numbers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.0% | -16.7% |
| CORN | 2018-09-12 | [Corn, wheat down following USDA numbers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62984-corn-wheat-down-following-usda-numbers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.5% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2023-04-11 | [Soybeans up, corn, wheat down after USDA numbers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36347-soybeans-up-corn-wheat-down-after-usda-numbers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.4% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2021-09-30 | [Soybeans down, corn mixed after USDA numbers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45109-soybeans-down-corn-mixed-after-usda-numbers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.3% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2017-10-12 | [USDA raises 2017 corn guess, lowers soybeans - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68314-usda-raises-2017-corn-guess-lowers-soybeans-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.0% | -3.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-07-12 | [Corn, winter wheat drag grains lower, as US supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69892-corn-winter-wheat-drag-grains-lower-as-us-supply.md) | -7.1% | -14.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-05-14 | [USDA forecasts lower wheat, corn, sorghum prices for 2025/26](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24718-usda-forecasts-lower-wheat-corn-sorghum-prices-for-2025-26.md) | +6.8% | +4.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-06-09 | [Crops dip, recover after USDA’s bearish supply numbers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70427-crops-dip-recover-after-usda-s-bearish-supply-numbers.md) | +2.5% | +16.0% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/usda-numbers-push-corn-wheat-sharply-lower/

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