# Corn Market Tightens on Lower US Harvest but Faces Heavy Grain Competition

> The November WASDE cut US corn production for 2026/27 by 3.57 million tonnes to 403.7 million tonnes. December corn futures in Chicago gained about 2.2% after the report, and prices remain down 7-8% over the past month.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T09:05:23.829Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97445-corn-market-tightens-on-lower-us-harvest-but-faces-heavy-grain-competition
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller US crop tightens the feed-grain balance and supports corn prices. Large global wheat supplies and strong South American corn prospects limit the rally and provide substitution pressure for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-09-25 | [GB harvest 2020 nears completion: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51179-gb-harvest-2020-nears-completion-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | +3.9% | +8.6% |
| CORN | 2022-09-29 | [COCERAL lowers forecast for EU grain harvest \| Miller Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39524-coceral-lowers-forecast-for-eu-grain-harvest-miller-magazine.md) | +1.7% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2019-08-30 | [Corn tightens but wheat and barley bountiful: IGC - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57608-corn-tightens-but-wheat-and-barley-bountiful-igc-grain-central.md) | -2.4% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2026-07-17 | [Global grain production to fall by 69 mln tons after record harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5065-global-grain-production-to-fall-by-69-mln-tons-after-record-harvest.md) | +4.3% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2020-12-01 | [Corn Market Blindsided by Large U.S. Supply Revision \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49581-corn-market-blindsided-by-large-u-s-supply-revision-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.4% | +1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-13 | [USDA forecasts intense competition on wheat, corn - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53176-usda-forecasts-intense-competition-on-wheat-corn-grain-central.md) | -0.4% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-12 | [COCERAL estimates average EU grain harvest market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55528-coceral-estimates-average-eu-grain-harvest-market.md) | +2.5% | +4.4% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-30 | [Corn tightens but wheat and barley bountiful: IGC - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57608-corn-tightens-but-wheat-and-barley-bountiful-igc-grain-central.md) | -2.8% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- commodity-board.com: https://commodity-board.com/corn-market-tightens-on-lower-us-harvest-but-faces-heavy-grain-competition

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