# Shocking New Records in Yield and Production Pummel Corn Futures

> Corn futures fell Monday after USDA reported record-large yield and production for 2025, with yield at 186.5 bushels per acre versus expectations of a decline. Harvested acres rose 1.3 million and December 1 stocks hit a record 13.3 billion bushels, leaving ending stocks near 2.227 billion bushels. Sorghum production also rose.

- Date: 2026-01-12 · published 2026-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7092-shocking-new-records-in-yield-and-production-pummel-corn-futures
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Ending stocks well above trade estimates signal ample supply and weak feed grain prices, pressuring corn and sorghum values for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-08-12 | [Soybean Futures Crumble Following Increased Acres, Record Yield and Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10465-soybean-futures-crumble-following-increased-acres-record-yield-and-production.md) | -8.7% | -2.7% |
| SOY | 2023-11-10 | [Yield, Production and Stocks Increase Sends Corn and Soy Lower Following November WASDE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33112-yield-production-and-stocks-increase-sends-corn-and-soy-lower-following.md) | +2.4% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2017-01-12 | [Corn and Soybean Production Up in 2016, USDA Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72836-corn-and-soybean-production-up-in-2016-usda-reports.md) | +6.7% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2017-09-12 | [USDA raises corn, soybean production, yield estimates - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68802-usda-raises-corn-soybean-production-yield-estimates-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.4% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2023-03-22 | [Land of Lincoln leads in crop production, yield](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13294-land-of-lincoln-leads-in-crop-production-yield.md) | +0.1% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2017-09-07 | [Brazil expecting record corn production - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68798-brazil-expecting-record-corn-production-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.8% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2023-11-10 | [Yield, Production and Stocks Increase Sends Corn and Soy Lower Following November WASDE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33112-yield-production-and-stocks-increase-sends-corn-and-soy-lower-following.md) | +0.0% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2023-09-12 | [USDA Increases Corn Production, Lowers Yield](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34039-usda-increases-corn-production-lowers-yield.md) | -8.6% | -6.6% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2026/01/12/shocking-new-records-yield-pummel
- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/corn-plunges-after-usda-pegs-u-s-crop-at-17-billion-bushels

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