# USDA lifts corn cost forecast as fertilizer bills climb

> USDA’s Economic Research Service raised its 2026 U.S. corn production-cost forecast to $956.65 per acre and projects costs of $983.73 in 2027. Higher fertilizer costs drove most of the revision, with 2026 fertilizer estimates also rising for soybeans, wheat, sorghum and barley.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-11T21:07:56.316Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94197-usda-lifts-corn-cost-forecast-as-fertilizer-bills-climb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher input costs can squeeze crop margins and, if sustained, discourage production, potentially tightening feed-grain and oilseed supply. The story describes cost forecasts rather than a direct supply change, so any price effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: 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 | 2026-08-12 | [Corn Futures Jump as USDA Cuts US Yield More Than Forecast - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17932-corn-futures-jump-as-usda-cuts-us-yield-more-than-forecast-bloomberg.md) | +3.5% | +11.8% |
| CORN | 2024-05-10 | [USDA Forecasts 14.86 BB Corn Crop, 4.45 BB Soybean Crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13186-usda-forecasts-14-86-bb-corn-crop-4-45-bb-soybean-crop.md) | +2.4% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2023-10-12 | [USDA Further Trims Its Forecasts for US Corn and Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13238-usda-further-trims-its-forecasts-for-us-corn-and-soybeans.md) | -0.4% | -1.5% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2025-08-15 | [USDA Forecasts Record Corn Crop at 16.7B Bushels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23269-usda-forecasts-record-corn-crop-at-16-7b-bushels.md) | +2.6% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2020-09-11 | [USDA Lowers Corn and Soybean Forecasts \| AgWired](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50974-usda-lowers-corn-and-soybean-forecasts-agwired.md) | +4.4% | +6.6% |
| SOY | 2023-10-12 | [USDA Further Trims Its Forecasts for US Corn and Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13238-usda-further-trims-its-forecasts-for-us-corn-and-soybeans.md) | +4.7% | +7.7% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/business-markets/commodities/news/16425292/usda-lifts-corn-cost-forecast-as-fertilizer-bills-climb

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