# October WASDE report surprised the grain markets - Ohio Ag Net

> USDA's October 9 WASDE raised the 2026 US corn yield to 181.2 bushels per acre, up 2.7 bushels from September and well above the trade average of 177.7. December CBOT corn closed at $4.7975 on report day, down 20.5 cents and at support not seen since mid-August.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-02T03:05:23.795Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/74625-october-wasde-report-surprised-the-grain-markets-ohio-ag-net
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

A larger-than-expected US corn crop adds supply and points to lower corn prices, which lowers feed grain costs for buyers. The surprise also weighs on related feed ingredients such as DDGS.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-10-12 | [Key data in USDA's October 12 Wasde report, and difference from market expectations - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39093-key-data-in-usda-s-october-12-wasde-report-and-difference-from-market.md) | +1.9% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2024-10-11 | [No big surprises in USDA report, markets trading weather - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27808-no-big-surprises-in-usda-report-markets-trading-weather-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.8% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2019-08-13 | [The Commodities Feed: Bearish WASDE surprises grain market \| snaps \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57541-the-commodities-feed-bearish-wasde-surprises-grain-market-snaps-ing-think.md) | -3.3% | -8.2% |
| CORN | 2020-01-10 | [Grain markets fall on WASDE, Crop Production Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55018-grain-markets-fall-on-wasde-crop-production-reports.md) | -1.0% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2017-10-15 | [WASDE Report surprises soybean market - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68415-wasde-report-surprises-soybean-market-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news.md) | -1.9% | -5.7% |

## Sources

- ocj.com: https://ocj.com/2026/11/october-wasde-report-surprised-the-grain-markets/

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