# U.S. farmers running out of opportunities to sell corn at profit

> USDA data show U.S. farmers held 2.841 billion bushels of corn on June 1, the highest June 1 on-farm stocks in 29 years. Total corn stocks were 5.225 billion bushels, the most for the period in 30 years.

- Date: 2017-06-30 · published 2017-06-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70521-u-s-farmers-running-out-of-opportunities-to-sell-corn-at-profit
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Very large stocks and weak dealer basis bids point to continued price pressure until harvest, supporting cheaper feed corn for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-04-20 | [Factors to consider for new crop opportunities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36429-factors-to-consider-for-new-crop-opportunities.md) | -1.0% | -9.9% |
| CORN | 2023-03-08 | [Report snapshot: higher U.S. and global corn ending stocks - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36816-report-snapshot-higher-u-s-and-global-corn-ending-stocks-pro-farmer.md) | -1.6% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2016-08-26 | [Pro Farmer sees record U.S. corn, soy crops, but below USDA view](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12397-pro-farmer-sees-record-u-s-corn-soy-crops-but-below-usda-view.md) | -4.0% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2022-04-08 | [PF Report Reaction: U.S. corn, wheat ending stocks higher than expected - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41798-pf-report-reaction-u-s-corn-wheat-ending-stocks-higher-than-expected-pro-farmer.md) | -0.7% | -6.4% |
| CORN | 2026-04-13 | [Evening Report \| Bigger Brazil corn crop - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13440-evening-report-bigger-brazil-corn-crop-pro-farmer.md) | +1.7% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- yahoo.com: https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-farmers-running-opportunities-sell-corn-profit-191410610.html

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