# USDA increases U.S. corn, soybean, wheat ending stocks estimates - Brownfield Ag News

> USDA raised 2017/18 U.S. ending stocks projections for corn, soybeans and wheat. Wheat stocks were put at 989 million bushels versus 960 million in December, and corn stocks at 2.477 billion bushels.

- Date: 2018-01-12 · published 2018-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66935-usda-increases-u-s-corn-soybean-wheat-ending-stocks-estimates-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Larger projected ending stocks signal ample supplies for feed grains, which tends to cap prices for corn, wheat and soybeans for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2016-11-09 | [USDA raises U.S. corn, soybean ending stocks - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73820-usda-raises-u-s-corn-soybean-ending-stocks-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -6.6% | -4.5% |
| CORN | 2018-08-10 | [USDA raises new crop U.S. corn, soybean ending stocks - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63479-usda-raises-new-crop-u-s-corn-soybean-ending-stocks-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -7.5% | -9.1% |
| CORN | 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) | +6.8% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2017-09-12 | [USDA raises corn, soybean production, yield estimates - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68802-usda-raises-corn-soybean-production-yield-estimates-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.9% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 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) | +2.4% | +3.2% |
| SOY | 2016-11-09 | [USDA raises U.S. corn, soybean ending stocks - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73820-usda-raises-u-s-corn-soybean-ending-stocks-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.6% | +2.5% |
| SOY | 2018-08-10 | [USDA raises new crop U.S. corn, soybean ending stocks - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63479-usda-raises-new-crop-u-s-corn-soybean-ending-stocks-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.3% | -6.3% |
| SOY | 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) | +5.8% | +9.7% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/usda-increases-u-s-corn-soybean-wheat-ending-stocks-estimates/

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