# Corn Rises to Early-July Highs

> Corn prices climbed toward $4.30 per bushel, the highest since early July, after the September WASDE lifted 2025/26 US corn output to a record 16.81 billion bushels. Exports were raised to a record 2.98 billion bushels while ending stocks were pegged at 2.11 billion.

- Date: 2025-09-12 · published 2025-09-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6850-corn-rises-to-early-july-highs
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

A tighter-than-expected balance sheet despite record output, plus disease pressure and heat risk to yields, supports corn prices for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-09-14 | 1 | +5.2% | 5.5 | Corn climbed to its highest since early July after the WASDE raised record exports, which directly describes the price jump. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-01-12 | [Corn Soars to Limit Gains, Soybeans Reach New Highs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48991-corn-soars-to-limit-gains-soybeans-reach-new-highs.md) | +5.8% | +11.6% |
| CORN | 2022-04-03 | [FAO Food Price Index rises to record high in February](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41782-fao-food-price-index-rises-to-record-high-in-february.md) | +5.4% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2020-07-06 | [USDA Surprises Drive Corn Prices Higher - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52152-usda-surprises-drive-corn-prices-higher-farmdoc-daily.md) | -0.8% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2020-12-17 | [Corn futures poised to go higher, but not for the reason you think](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10132-corn-futures-poised-to-go-higher-but-not-for-the-reason-you-think.md) | -1.9% | +15.2% |
| CORN | 2025-12-09 | [USDA Increases Corn Exports to Record 3.2 BB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21439-usda-increases-corn-exports-to-record-3-2-bb.md) | +0.1% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- tradingeconomics.com: https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/corn/news/485021

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