# USDA adjusts forecasts based on record corn, soybean crops

> USDA's August 12, 2016 WASDE report raised balance sheets for rice, soybeans, cotton, corn and wheat, with first survey-based yields at record levels for corn (175.1 bu/ac) and soybeans (48.9 bu/ac). Markets made no major price adjustments by the Friday close, with corn and wheat slightly higher and soybeans slightly lower.

- Date: 2016-08-15 · published 2016-08-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9949-usda-adjusts-forecasts-based-on-record-corn-soybean-crops
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Record US corn and soybean crops point to ample supply, which weighs on prices, though the market had already priced most of the report in ahead of its release.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-08-12 | [USDA Forecasts Record Soybean Crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28713-usda-forecasts-record-soybean-crop.md) | -1.6% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2025-02-27 | [USDA Forecasts Record Corn Crop, Larger Soybean Crop for 2025-26](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13114-usda-forecasts-record-corn-crop-larger-soybean-crop-for-2025-26.md) | -5.3% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2020-08-12 | [USDA forecasts record high corn, soybean yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51457-usda-forecasts-record-high-corn-soybean-yields.md) | +3.8% | +8.3% |
| CORN | 2023-05-12 | [USDA Predicts Record Corn, Soybean Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5016-usda-predicts-record-corn-soybean-crops.md) | -8.7% | -8.7% |
| CORN | 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% | +5.0% |
| SOY | 2024-08-12 | [USDA Forecasts Record Soybean Crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28713-usda-forecasts-record-soybean-crop.md) | -8.7% | -2.7% |
| SOY | 2025-02-27 | [USDA Forecasts Record Corn Crop, Larger Soybean Crop for 2025-26](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13114-usda-forecasts-record-corn-crop-larger-soybean-crop-for-2025-26.md) | -2.6% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2020-08-12 | [USDA forecasts record high corn, soybean yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51457-usda-forecasts-record-high-corn-soybean-yields.md) | +3.9% | +11.6% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/rice/usda-adjusts-forecasts-based-on-record-corn-soybean-crops

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