# U.S. soy soars to 18-month top as USDA tightens stocks view

> U.S. soybean futures jumped more than 5% to an 18-month high after USDA projected 2016/17 domestic soybean stocks would fall further than analysts expected. Corn and wheat rose in sympathy, and several soybean contracts hit the daily limit while soymeal reached life-of-contract highs.

- Date: 2016-05-10 · published 2016-05-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6518-u-s-soy-soars-to-18-month-top-as-usda-tightens-stocks-view
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A tighter-than-expected USDA stocks outlook signals firmer soybean and soymeal supplies, raising feed input costs for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-10-09 | [Rally Continues as USDA WASDE Report Reveals Tighter Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50593-rally-continues-as-usda-wasde-report-reveals-tighter-stocks.md) | +1.2% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 2017-09-29 | [U.S. Corn, Soybean Stocks Drop, USDA Says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68896-u-s-corn-soybean-stocks-drop-usda-says.md) | +0.9% | +1.2% |
| SOY | 2025-05-12 | [USDA May report: Record corn crop, tight soybean stocks for 2025-26](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24608-usda-may-report-record-corn-crop-tight-soybean-stocks-for-2025-26.md) | +0.6% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2025-02-27 | [USDA Forecasts Tighter-Than-Expected Soybean Ending Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26098-usda-forecasts-tighter-than-expected-soybean-ending-stocks.md) | -2.6% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2020-11-12 | [November WASDE Report Tightens Soybean Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12423-november-wasde-report-tightens-soybean-stocks.md) | +2.8% | +0.8% |
| SBM | 2017-09-29 | [U.S. Corn, Soybean Stocks Drop, USDA Says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68896-u-s-corn-soybean-stocks-drop-usda-says.md) | +2.0% | +1.7% |
| SBM | 2025-05-12 | [USDA May report: Record corn crop, tight soybean stocks for 2025-26](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24608-usda-may-report-record-corn-crop-tight-soybean-stocks-for-2025-26.md) | +1.3% | +2.3% |
| SBM | 2025-02-27 | [USDA Forecasts Tighter-Than-Expected Soybean Ending Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26098-usda-forecasts-tighter-than-expected-soybean-ending-stocks.md) | -0.1% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/global-grains-idAFL2N1871TQ/

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