7/10/2026

Jul 10, 2026


USDA report day was slightly friendly to the grain markets.
Corn:
25/26 corn carryout was pegged at 2.020 billion bushels vs an average guess of 2.073 billion.  The main changes to this year’s balance sheet had feed and residual usage up 150 million bushels while they decreased ethanol by 25 million bushels.  Corn Yield for next year was estimated at 183 bushel per acre, which was about as expected.  Corn production was estimated at 16 billion bushels vs an average guess of 15.975 billion.  26/17 Corn carryout was pegged at 1.790 billion bushels vs an average guess of 1.873 billion.  New crop exports were raised by 50 million bushels.
 
Beans:
25/26 bean carryout was pegged at 330 million bushels vs an average guess of 338 million.  The main change to the balance sheet was an increase in exports of 10 million bushels.  Bean yield for next year is estimated at 53 bushel per acre, which was exactly as expected.  Bean production was estimated at 4.475 billion bushels vs an average guess of 4.459 billion.  26/27 carryout was pegged at 310 million bushels vs an average guess of 330 million.  The USDA raised new crop bean exports by 30 million.       
 

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Jun 11, 2026
The USDA report was noneventful and now we wait for the stocks and acres report on June 30th.  25/26 corn carryout was estimated at 2.145 billion vs an average guess of 2.138 billion.  26/27 corn carryout was estimated at 1.960 billion vs an average guess of 1.947 billion. 26/27 World corn carryout was estimated at 281.22 Million Tonnes vs an average guess of 278.51.  That is up 4 Million Tonnes from the May USDA report. 
May 12, 2026
Today was USDA report day.  Old crop corn carryout was pegged at 2.142 billion vs the average trade guess of 2.131 billion.  That is a 15 million bushel increase from the April report.  New crop 26/27 corn carryout was guessed at 1.957 billion vs an average trade guess of 1.933 billion.  The World old crop corn carryout was put at 296.95 million tonnes, vs an average trade guess of 296.33.
Feb 10, 2026
It was USDA report day today and it turned out to be a yawner.  The markets never really reacted to the report, and the grains finished the day about where they started with corn unchanged and beans up 12 on the day.  US corn carryout was pegged at 2.127 billion bushels vs the average trade guess of 2.227 billion.  World corn carryout was placed at 288.98 MMT vs the average trade guess of 290.48 MMT.