# Crop Costs Revised Higher, With Little Relief in Sight

> USDA's latest Commodity Costs and Returns forecast raised production cost estimates for every major field crop in 2026 and 2027. Fertilizer drives the revisions, with estimates up about 10% for 2026 and 14% for 2027 versus June. USDA also announced an $8 billion Harvest Fuel Relief Program to offset rising diesel and input costs.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T18:15:45.072Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98169-crop-costs-revised-higher-with-little-relief-in-sight
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher fertilizer and diesel costs raise farm input expenses, which can cut planted acreage and fertilizer-intensive crop output over time, while farmers' margins are squeezed. Feed buyers should watch for supply tightening in corn and other crops and higher costs passed through to feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: neutral
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-08-03 | [Weather, input costs wreak havoc on EU crops \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17838-weather-input-costs-wreak-havoc-on-eu-crops-world-grain.md) | -0.6% | +10.8% |
| CORN | 2022-06-28 | [Mexico corn imports seen higher in 2022-23 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40930-mexico-corn-imports-seen-higher-in-2022-23-world-grain.md) | +4.0% | -16.7% |
| CORN | 2023-05-11 | [Fed, feeder cattle prices in record-high range - Canadian Cattlemen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35881-fed-feeder-cattle-prices-in-record-high-range-canadian-cattlemen.md) | -9.2% | -10.3% |
| CORN | 2021-01-26 | [Ag Markets Continue to Rebound Higher \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49075-ag-markets-continue-to-rebound-higher-feed-and-grain.md) | +5.1% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2019-09-09 | [Red meat outlook dampened by export loss, higher feed costs  - MooseJawToday.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57195-red-meat-outlook-dampened-by-export-loss-higher-feed-costs-moosejawtoday-com.md) | -0.9% | +3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-10 | [March WASDE Held Few Surprises With Little Reaction](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54095-march-wasde-held-few-surprises-with-little-reaction.md) | -4.8% | -5.7% |
| WHEAT | 2016-11-10 | [WASDE Crop Estimates All Higher Than In October](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73826-wasde-crop-estimates-all-higher-than-in-october.md) | +1.5% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-01 | [Bumper U.S. Corn and Soybean Harvests Are Within Reach](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45919-bumper-u-s-corn-and-soybean-harvests-are-within-reach.md) | -2.7% | -4.7% |

## Sources

- fb.org: https://www.fb.org/intel/markets/crop-costs-revised-higher-with-little-relief-in-sight

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