# Friday’s Grain Stocks report could shake prices | Feedstuffs

> USDA-NASS will release its quarterly Grain Stocks report on Friday, Sept. 29, with Sept. 1 data representing 2016-17 ending stocks. The average trade estimate is 2.246 billion bushels for corn and 339 million for soybeans, both above year-earlier levels.

- Date: 2017-09-25 · published 2017-09-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68983-friday-s-grain-stocks-report-could-shake-prices-feedstuffs
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Stocks above trade expectations would be bearish for corn and soybeans, while a surprise below would support prices; the report also gives clues on summer feed usage.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-03-22 | [Why these USDA reports could lead to big grain price swings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48143-why-these-usda-reports-could-lead-to-big-grain-price-swings.md) | +10.7% | +12.5% |
| CORN | 2019-12-04 | [USDA report: Grain, hay prices up during fall - Mid-West Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55650-usda-report-grain-hay-prices-up-during-fall-mid-west-farm-report.md) | -3.9% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2026-08-01 | [Move on 2026 and 2027 grain prices before Aug. 12 USDA report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18392-move-on-2026-and-2027-grain-prices-before-aug-12-usda-report.md) | -0.6% | +10.8% |
| CORN | 2016-12-12 | [World corn, soybean stocks hold steady, report shows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73429-world-corn-soybean-stocks-hold-steady-report-shows.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2019-11-22 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7039-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +0.6% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2021-06-11 | [Old-Crop Corn Stocks Surprise of WASDE Report \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46505-old-crop-corn-stocks-surprise-of-wasde-report-feed-and-grain.md) | -13.9% | -9.1% |
| SOY | 2025-10-01 | [USDA Grain Stocks Report Surprises Corn and Wheat - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9845-usda-grain-stocks-report-surprises-corn-and-wheat-rfd.md) | +2.0% | +7.6% |
| SOY | 2021-03-22 | [Why these USDA reports could lead to big grain price swings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48143-why-these-usda-reports-could-lead-to-big-grain-price-swings.md) | -1.1% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/agribusiness-news/friday-s-grain-stocks-report-could-shake-prices

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