# Corn Plunges After WASDE

> Corn futures fell below $4.30 per bushel, the lowest since late November, after the January WASDE raised 2025/26 US production to a record 17.0 billion bushels. Ending stocks rose to 2.2 billion bushels and world corn stocks were lifted to 290.9 million tons on higher Chinese stocks.

- Date: 2026-01-12 · published 2026-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7091-corn-plunges-after-wasde
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Record US production and higher world stocks outpace demand growth, reinforcing downward price pressure on corn and reducing import urgency elsewhere.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-10-18 | [WASDE hands corn prices another blow](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17138-wasde-hands-corn-prices-another-blow.md) | -1.7% | — |
| CORN | 2026-06-18 | [Futures Fall After June WASDE Reveals Higher Corn Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18734-futures-fall-after-june-wasde-reveals-higher-corn-stocks.md) | -1.2% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2025-11-14 | [Corn, soybeans plunge after USDA data undercuts bulls](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21886-corn-soybeans-plunge-after-usda-data-undercuts-bulls.md) | -0.8% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2021-09-10 | [Soy stages surprise rally after September WASDE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45111-soy-stages-surprise-rally-after-september-wasde.md) | +1.1% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2025-03-28 | [Few changes for corn, soybeans in WASDE - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25515-few-changes-for-corn-soybeans-in-wasde-high-plains-journal.md) | +0.5% | +5.5% |

## Sources

- tradingeconomics.com: https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/corn/news/516422

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