# January 2026 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: - CIH

> USDA's January WASDE was bearish for corn, soybeans and wheat versus pre-report expectations, with production and stocks above analyst estimates for all three. Corn production was raised 269 million bushels to a record 17.021 billion, and the report showed looser balance sheets as South American output grows.

- Date: 2026-01-12 · published 2026-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7096-january-2026-wasde-report-summary-and-notes-cih
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Looser US balance sheets and rising Brazilian and Argentine supplies increase export competition, pressuring prices for corn, soybeans and wheat.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-01-12 | [JANUARY 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY & NOTES: - CIH](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32064-january-2024-wasde-report-summary-and-notes-cih.md) | -0.9% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2024-03-08 | [MARCH 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: - CIH](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31131-march-2024-wasde-report-summary-and-notes-cih.md) | -0.3% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2025-08-12 | [AUGUST 2025 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: - CIH](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23275-august-2025-wasde-report-summary-and-notes-cih.md) | +0.0% | +4.3% |
| CORN | 2023-09-12 | [SEPTEMBER 2023 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY & NOTES: - CIH](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34041-september-2023-wasde-report-summary-and-notes-cih.md) | -8.6% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2026-09-14 | [September 2026 WASDE Report Recap](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17404-september-2026-wasde-report-recap.md) | +2.7% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2024-01-12 | [JANUARY 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY & NOTES: - CIH](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32064-january-2024-wasde-report-summary-and-notes-cih.md) | -1.5% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2024-02-08 | [February 2024 WASDE Report Summary and Notes - CIH](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31632-february-2024-wasde-report-summary-and-notes-cih.md) | -1.6% | -2.7% |
| SOY | 2026-09-14 | [September 2026 WASDE Report Recap](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17404-september-2026-wasde-report-recap.md) | +1.8% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- cihedging.com: https://www.cihedging.com/posts/articles/january-2026-wasde-report-summary-and-notes/

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