# USDA Delivers Another Corn Surprise With Yield Cut, Acres Hike

> USDA's September WASDE cut the corn yield but raised harvested acreage to the highest since 1933, producing a bigger-than-expected crop. Corn futures initially fell before rallying more than 2%, and USDA also raised its corn export forecast as importers such as Mexico buy cheap US grain.

- Date: 2025-09-12 · published 2025-09-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6853-usda-delivers-another-corn-surprise-with-yield-cut-acres-hike
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Larger export demand from Mexico and other buyers partly offsets the bearish acreage surprise, supporting corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-09-14 | 1 | +5.2% | 5.5 | The yield cut and higher export forecast caused corn to reverse from early losses and rally more than 2%. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-31 | [USDA delivers bearish surprise for soybeans with big acres and big sto](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72029-usda-delivers-bearish-surprise-for-soybeans-with-big-acres-and-big-sto.md) | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| 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 | 2025-09-13 | [WASDE: USDA surprises with even bigger corn production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6849-wasde-usda-surprises-with-even-bigger-corn-production.md) | +5.1% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2024-11-08 | [USDA Surprisingly Lowers Corn and Soybean Yield and Ending Stocks in WASDE - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13135-usda-surprisingly-lowers-corn-and-soybean-yield-and-ending-stocks-in-wasde-agweb.md) | -1.4% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2022-09-12 | [USDA Lowers Corn and Soybean Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39551-usda-lowers-corn-and-soybean-yields.md) | -1.1% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- news.bloomberglaw.com: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/international-trade/usda-delivers-another-corn-surprise-with-yield-cut-acres-hike

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