# Grains Pause After WASDE as Analysts Eye South America, Cattle Momentum

> Grain and livestock futures paused on Veterans Day after Tuesday's USDA WASDE report sparked a rally. The report cut the US corn yield to 179.6 bu/acre from 181.2 and raised the soybean yield to 53.3, with soybean ending stocks falling to 300 million bushels.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T00:10:13.844Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94361-grains-pause-after-wasde-as-analysts-eye-south-america-cattle-momentum
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Trade had expected a more bearish report, so the constructive numbers gave the market a bounce. Next direction depends on South American weather and consumer demand.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-01-13 | [USDA's WASDE trims South American corn crops - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37741-usda-s-wasde-trims-south-american-corn-crops-grain-central.md) | +0.4% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2025-02-14 | [WASDE Shows Decrease in South American Corn and Soybean Production for 2024/2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25997-wasde-shows-decrease-in-south-american-corn-and-soybean-production-for-2024-2025.md) | +1.4% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2024-04-11 | [Here's Why Analysts Are Scratching Their Heads After USDA's New WASDE Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30670-here-s-why-analysts-are-scratching-their-heads-after-usda-s-new-wasde-report.md) | -0.4% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2020-10-09 | [USDA Grain Stocks and WASDE Shock Markets \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50594-usda-grain-stocks-and-wasde-shock-markets-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american.md) | +3.7% | +7.4% |
| CORN | 2018-07-12 | [WASDE Boosts Corn, Soybean Stocks – Lakeview Grains, LLC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64001-wasde-boosts-corn-soybean-stocks-lakeview-grains-llc.md) | +2.9% | +12.0% |
| SOY | 2023-01-13 | [USDA's WASDE trims South American corn crops - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37741-usda-s-wasde-trims-south-american-corn-crops-grain-central.md) | -1.5% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2025-02-14 | [WASDE Shows Decrease in South American Corn and Soybean Production for 2024/2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25997-wasde-shows-decrease-in-south-american-corn-and-soybean-production-for-2024-2025.md) | +0.9% | -3.0% |
| SOY | 2020-10-09 | [USDA Grain Stocks and WASDE Shock Markets \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50594-usda-grain-stocks-and-wasde-shock-markets-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american.md) | +1.2% | +4.9% |

## Sources

- americanagnetwork.com: https://www.americanagnetwork.com/2026/11/11/grains-pause-after-wasde-as-analysts-eye-south-america-cattle-momentum/

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