# USDA Cuts Corn Yield Forecast, Raises Soybean Export Outlook

> USDA's November WASDE lowered the 2026-27 US corn yield to 179.6 bu/acre from 181 and cut production by 141 million bushels. It raised the soybean yield to 53.3 bu/acre and lifted soybean export projections by 25 million bushels, trimming soybean ending stocks to 300 million bushels.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T00:05:49.460Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94297-usda-cuts-corn-yield-forecast-raises-soybean-export-outlook
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller US corn crop and tighter soybean stocks raise feed-grain and soymeal costs for buyers, since both ending-stock estimates are now lower.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-08-13 | [USDA crop report: Corn yields soar, soybean prices rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23278-usda-crop-report-corn-yields-soar-soybean-prices-rise.md) | +0.1% | -0.6% |
| 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 | 2017-07-20 | [USDA exports – Sales surge for corn, soybeans and wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69823-usda-exports-sales-surge-for-corn-soybeans-and-wheat.md) | -1.1% | -7.8% |
| SOY | 2020-08-21 | [Pro Farmer Estimates National Corn and Soybeans Yields Below USDA Forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51456-pro-farmer-estimates-national-corn-and-soybeans-yields-below-usda-forecasts.md) | +3.8% | +15.6% |
| SOY | 2021-05-06 | [USDA forecasts drop in Argentine soyabean output and exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46935-usda-forecasts-drop-in-argentine-soyabean-output-and-exports.md) | +5.0% | -2.1% |
| 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 | 2018-03-08 | [USDA Raises Corn Demand for Exports and Ethanol](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65955-usda-raises-corn-demand-for-exports-and-ethanol.md) | +2.4% | +5.3% |

## Sources

- hpj.com: https://hpj.com/2026/11/11/november-10-wasde-report/
- grainjournal.com: https://www.grainjournal.com/article/1162350/usda-cuts-corn-yield-forecast-raises-soybean-export-outlook

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