# USDA projections show U.S. corn use is expected to grow through 2026

> USDA's agricultural projections through 2026 expect US corn demand to grow steadily, with production rising after a drop in 2017. Lower corn prices are expected to increase feed use, while ethanol output is projected to rise slightly before declining. The US is expected to remain the largest corn exporter.

- Date: 2017-02-24 · published 2017-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72532-usda-projections-show-u-s-corn-use-is-expected-to-grow-through-2026
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Long-term growth in feed and export demand supports the outlook for corn, though near-term prices remain shaped by supply.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-03-18 | [China's pig production expected to grow marginally in 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25575-china-s-pig-production-expected-to-grow-marginally-in-2025.md) | -1.9% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2022-05-12 | [Corn, Soybean Production Numbers as Expected in May USDA Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41348-corn-soybean-production-numbers-as-expected-in-may-usda-report.md) | -0.3% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2023-07-10 | [China’s corn production to inch up in 2023-24](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14830-china-s-corn-production-to-inch-up-in-2023-24.md) | +4.0% | -8.3% |
| CORN | 2024-08-23 | [USDA Expects Egg Prices To Dip in 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28795-usda-expects-egg-prices-to-dip-in-2025.md) | +0.2% | +6.1% |
| CORN | 2023-03-07 | [China pork production expected to rise slightly in 2023 - GAIN report
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36848-china-pork-production-expected-to-rise-slightly-in-2023-gain-report-the-pig-site.md) | -2.1% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- ers.usda.gov: https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/charts-of-note/chart-detail?chartId=82580

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