# Corn recovers from session low despite a larger US crop estimate

> December 2026 Chicago corn futures finished at 444.25 cents a bushel, up 0.40% after trading as low as 438.50 cents. StoneX raised its US corn production forecast by 88 million bushels to 16.203 billion, with yield at 183.1 bushels per acre, which is 169 million bushels above USDA's October estimate.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-05T03:14:27.591Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81095-corn-recovers-from-session-low-despite-a-larger-us-crop-estimate
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A private forecast well above the USDA baseline signals more potential supply, which is bearish for feed corn prices, though strong demand estimates limit the downside on ending stocks.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-11-14 | [USDA Lowers Corn and Soybean Production Estimates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21885-usda-lowers-corn-and-soybean-production-estimates.md) | -0.8% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2025-02-27 | [USDA Forecasts Record Corn Crop, Larger Soybean Crop for 2025-26](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13114-usda-forecasts-record-corn-crop-larger-soybean-crop-for-2025-26.md) | -5.3% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2021-08-22 | [Pro Farmer Releases National Corn and Soybean Crop Estimates - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45407-pro-farmer-releases-national-corn-and-soybean-crop-estimates-pro-farmer.md) | +2.3% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2018-08-08 | [Bigger crop estimates send soybeans, corn lower - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8653-bigger-crop-estimates-send-soybeans-corn-lower-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -8.2% | -9.1% |
| CORN | 2025-07-24 | [Brazil increases corn crop estimate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13485-brazil-increases-corn-crop-estimate.md) | +1.0% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- fxnews.ai: https://fxnews.ai/news/corn-recovers-us-crop-estimate-stonex-november-4-2026/

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