# Corn and Soybeans Rally on USDA Yield Cuts, China Hopes: Are Further Cuts Coming? - AgWeb

> Corn and soybean futures closed higher on September 12 after USDA cut its corn yield by 2.1 bushels per acre to 186.7 and China trade hopes lifted soybeans. USDA raised corn production 72 million bushels to a record 16.814 billion, though the report was still described as bearish overall.

- Date: 2025-09-12 · published 2025-09-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6854-corn-and-soybeans-rally-on-usda-yield-cuts-china-hopes-are-further-cuts-coming
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The yield cut and disease-related losses point to lower final yields, while trade optimism with China supports soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-09-14 | 1 | +5.2% | 5.5 | Corn closed higher on Sept 12 after the USDA yield cut of 2.1 bu/acre, with short covering and China trade hopes adding to buying. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-10-12 | [USDA Further Trims Its Forecasts for US Corn and Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13238-usda-further-trims-its-forecasts-for-us-corn-and-soybeans.md) | -0.4% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2025-01-10 | [USDA Reports a Game Changer, as Corn and Soybean Yields are Slashed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13117-usda-reports-a-game-changer-as-corn-and-soybean-yields-are-slashed.md) | +3.2% | +5.6% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2021-01-13 | [USDA Lowers Soybean Stocks and Corn Yield](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49088-usda-lowers-soybean-stocks-and-corn-yield.md) | +2.0% | +7.5% |
| SOY | 2023-10-12 | [USDA Further Trims Its Forecasts for US Corn and Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13238-usda-further-trims-its-forecasts-for-us-corn-and-soybeans.md) | +4.7% | +7.7% |
| SOY | 2022-10-12 | [October WASDE: Soybeans rally on big yield cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39105-october-wasde-soybeans-rally-on-big-yield-cuts.md) | -0.3% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 2025-01-10 | [USDA Reports a Game Changer, as Corn and Soybean Yields are Slashed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13117-usda-reports-a-game-changer-as-corn-and-soybean-yields-are-slashed.md) | +2.7% | +5.8% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/markets/market-analysis/corn-and-soybeans-rally-yield-cuts-and-china-hopes-corn-yield-below-2024

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