# Ag Trade Deficit Down - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST

> USDA's latest Trade Outlook raises key farm export forecasts by $3.2 billion, with the fiscal 2026 agricultural trade deficit forecast down 42% from fiscal 2025. USDA officials expect record corn exports, sorghum exports up nearly 100%, and record ethanol exports.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T09:06:17.441Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75197-ag-trade-deficit-down-ag-information-network-of-the-west
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Expected record corn and sorghum export volumes support US feed grain demand and domestic prices. Strong ethanol exports also support DDGS and corn demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-04-15 | [Latest WASDE Slightly Disappointing for Wheat and Corn - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41803-latest-wasde-slightly-disappointing-for-wheat-and-corn-ag-information-network.md) | +2.1% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2019-09-30 | [Corn and Soybean Stocks Come In Below Trade Expectations \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57013-corn-and-soybean-stocks-come-in-below-trade-expectations-red-river-farm-network.md) | -0.9% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2018-07-13 | [Changes in Wheat Volume in July WASDE - Northern Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64004-changes-in-wheat-volume-in-july-wasde-northern-ag-network.md) | +2.2% | +10.2% |
| CORN | 2018-06-13 | [Wheat Prices Rally on Lower U.S. Winter Wheat Production Estimate - Northern Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64483-wheat-prices-rally-on-lower-u-s-winter-wheat-production-estimate-northern-ag.md) | -4.1% | -8.2% |
| CORN | 2021-04-09 | [April WASDE Report ?kind of a dud,? analyst says \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47549-april-wasde-report-kind-of-a-dud-analyst-says-iowa-agribusiness-radio-network.md) | +1.1% | +23.4% |

## Sources

- aginfo.net: https://www.aginfo.net/report/66529/Washington-State-Farm-Bureau-Report/Ag-Trade-Deficit-Down

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