# USDA Office Forecasts 6.9% Less Corn from Colombian Growers; Rice Imports Seen Reaching 240,000 Tonnes

> A USDA FAS report from Bogotá, dated 23 October 2026, projects Colombian corn output falling 6.9% and rice output falling 6.7% in marketing year 2026/27. Harvested corn area is expected to shrink from 360,000 to 350,000 hectares as El Niño and weak farmgate prices discourage planting. White rice imports are forecast to rise from 108,000 to 240,000 tonnes.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T19:37:11.685Z
- Category: report · region Colombia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75653-usda-office-forecasts-6-9-less-corn-from-colombian-growers-rice-imports-seen
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower domestic corn output and higher import needs point to more US corn demand in Colombia, a major buyer of feed grain. The larger rice import outlook also adds to regional demand for imported rice.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-09-11 | [USDA Lowers Corn and Soybean Forecasts \| AgWired](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50974-usda-lowers-corn-and-soybean-forecasts-agwired.md) | +4.5% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2024-12-10 | [USDA forecasts lower US wheat stocks, raises corn exports in latest WASDE report \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26902-usda-forecasts-lower-us-wheat-stocks-raises-corn-exports-in-latest-wasde-report.md) | +1.6% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2024-04-16 | [USDA revises corn and sorghum forecasts for 2023/24 \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30811-usda-revises-corn-and-sorghum-forecasts-for-2023-24-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.3% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2024-08-28 | [Export Sales to China, Colombia, and Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14724-export-sales-to-china-colombia-and-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +4.4% | +6.8% |
| CORN | 2024-10-17 | [USDA forecasts rise in corn and sorghum exports amid global shortages \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27919-usda-forecasts-rise-in-corn-and-sorghum-exports-amid-global-shortages-feed-and.md) | +2.1% | +2.9% |
| RICE | 2023-02-27 | [Rice exporters  to gain from tight supplies, lower costs \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37409-rice-exporters-to-gain-from-tight-supplies-lower-costs-the-star.md) | +1.2% | +6.4% |
| RICE | 2025-07-14 | [USDA forecasts lower corn supplies, higher biofuel demand in latest outlook \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23712-usda-forecasts-lower-corn-supplies-higher-biofuel-demand-in-latest-outlook-feed.md) | -0.6% | +2.2% |
| RICE | 2025-02-12 | [China's grain import dynamics shift as corn declines as rice rebounds \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14682-china-s-grain-import-dynamics-shift-as-corn-declines-as-rice-rebounds-feed-and.md) | +0.1% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- mascolombia.com: https://mascolombia.com/usda-maiz-arroz-colombia-nino/

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