# January USDA reports with plenty of surprises in both directions • Ag Decision Maker • Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

> USDA raised planted and harvested acreage for corn and soybeans, with corn harvested area up 1.3 million acres and national corn yield up half a bushel to 186.5 bushels per acre. Corn production was estimated near 17 billion bushels, and 2025/26 ending stocks rose nearly 200 million bushels to above 2 billion bushels, with the season-average price raised 10 cents to $4.10.

- Date: 2026-01-13 · published 2026-01-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7095-january-usda-reports-with-plenty-of-surprises-in-both-directions-ag-decision
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher corn production and ending stocks outweigh stronger feed use, keeping downward pressure on corn prices and feed grain costs.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-01-16 | [USDA Responds to Farmer Frustration After January Report Delivers Major Surprises - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13026-usda-responds-to-farmer-frustration-after-january-report-delivers-major.md) | +0.7% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2024-01-12 | [USDA Releases January Crop Production, WASDE, Dec. 1 Grain Stocks and Winter Wheat Seedings Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32176-usda-releases-january-crop-production-wasde-dec-1-grain-stocks-and-winter-wheat.md) | -0.9% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2025-11-19 | [November 2025 WASDE Report is Relatively Quiet Despite Surprises in Production and Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21972-november-2025-wasde-report-is-relatively-quiet-despite-surprises-in-production.md) | -2.0% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-01-12 | [PF Report Reaction: Bearish reaction to USDA's barrage of January data - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32066-pf-report-reaction-bearish-reaction-to-usda-s-barrage-of-january-data-pro-farmer.md) | -0.9% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2024-01-12 | [Corn and Soybean Prices Tank After USDA Report Makes Surprising Revisions to Yield - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32065-corn-and-soybean-prices-tank-after-usda-report-makes-surprising-revisions-to.md) | -0.9% | -5.5% |
| SOY | 2018-02-08 | [CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report delivers no surprises - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66452-cbot-weekly-outlook-usda-report-delivers-no-surprises-agcanada.md) | +3.5% | +7.2% |
| SOY | 2020-06-11 | [No major surprises in USDA's WASDE report - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52555-no-major-surprises-in-usda-s-wasde-report-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.7% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2023-02-08 | [Key data in USDA's February 8 Wasde report, and difference from market expectations - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37260-key-data-in-usda-s-february-8-wasde-report-and-difference-from-market.md) | +1.5% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- blogs.extension.iastate.edu: https://blogs.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/2026/01/13/january-usda-reports-with-plenty-of-surprises-in-both-directions/

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