# U.S. ag exports forecast to climb to $140 billion | World-grain.com | December 04, 2017 14:36 | World Grain

> The USDA Economic Research Service's November 30 report forecasts fiscal 2018 U.S. agricultural exports at $140 billion, up $1 billion from August, driven by corn and DDGS. The agency expects an agricultural trade surplus of $23 billion.

- Date: 2017-12-04 · published 2017-12-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67348-u-s-ag-exports-forecast-to-climb-to-140-billion-world-grain-com-december-04
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher expected corn and DDGS exports point to firmer demand for U.S. feed grains and co-products, supporting corn and DDGS prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-12-13 | [USDA bumps U.S. wheat, soybean carryover \| World-grain.com \| December 13, 2017 13:57 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67418-usda-bumps-u-s-wheat-soybean-carryover-world-grain-com-december-13-2017-13-57.md) | +2.1% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2022-02-08 | [U.S. Ag Exports Top a Record $177 Billion in 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42670-u-s-ag-exports-top-a-record-177-billion-in-2021.md) | +1.9% | +14.4% |
| CORN | 2018-06-11 | [COCERAL forecasts lower E.U. crop production \| World-grain.com \| June 11, 2018 12:32 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64474-coceral-forecasts-lower-e-u-crop-production-world-grain-com-june-11-2018-12-32.md) | -3.5% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2026-04-23 | [EU overall grains production forecast to decline \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19660-eu-overall-grains-production-forecast-to-decline-world-grain.md) | +1.7% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2018-09-19 | [COCERAL revises E.U. crop forecast downward \| 2018-09-19  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62960-coceral-revises-e-u-crop-forecast-downward-2018-09-19-world-grain.md) | +4.5% | +6.5% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/9007-u-s-ag-exports-forecast-to-climb-to-140-billion

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