# Grains rise on short covering as markets brace for USDA yield revisions - Brownfield Ag News

> Soybeans, corn and meal and oil futures rose on short covering ahead of USDA crop numbers, which were expected to trim yield. CONAB raised Brazil's soybean crop estimate to 141.47 million tons and its corn estimate to 139.7 million tons.

- Date: 2025-09-11 · published 2025-09-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7570-grains-rise-on-short-covering-as-markets-brace-for-usda-yield-revisions
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A larger Brazilian crop adds export supply and offsets US yield cuts, which caps feed-grain and meal price gains.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-06-29 | [USDA forecast shows rising costs for corn, soybeans, sorghum and wheat - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18856-usda-forecast-shows-rising-costs-for-corn-soybeans-sorghum-and-wheat-brownfield.md) | +6.6% | +11.6% |
| SOY | 2020-06-11 | [No major surprises in USDA's WASDE report - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52555-no-major-surprises-in-usda-s-wasde-report-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.7% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2025-09-12 | [Soybeans, corn, and wheat see gains amid shifting yield and export forecasts - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7572-soybeans-corn-and-wheat-see-gains-amid-shifting-yield-and-export-forecasts.md) | +2.2% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2019-04-09 | [Soybeans mixed, corn mostly firm after USDA report - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59548-soybeans-mixed-corn-mostly-firm-after-usda-report-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.0% | -9.0% |
| SOY | 2017-10-12 | [USDA raises 2017 corn guess, lowers soybeans - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68314-usda-raises-2017-corn-guess-lowers-soybeans-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.0% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2025-11-14 | [2025 sorghum forecast climbs 7% as USDA reports yield gains - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22001-2025-sorghum-forecast-climbs-7-as-usda-reports-yield-gains-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.8% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2026-06-29 | [USDA forecast shows rising costs for corn, soybeans, sorghum and wheat - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18856-usda-forecast-shows-rising-costs-for-corn-soybeans-sorghum-and-wheat-brownfield.md) | +2.8% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2020-06-11 | [No major surprises in USDA's WASDE report - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52555-no-major-surprises-in-usda-s-wasde-report-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.0% | +5.3% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/grains-rise-on-short-covering-as-markets-brace-for-usda-yield-revisions/

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