# Corn Fund Drops After USDA Yield Forecast

> USDA raises corn yield forecast, cutting corn fund by 2.85%.
- Title: Corn Fund Drops After USDA Yield Forecast · The Rio Times
- Summary: USDA raises corn yield forecast, cutting corn fund by 2.85%. USDA increased US corn yield forecast to 181.2 bushels per acre, causing corn fund CORN to drop…
- Keywords: usda, corn fund, corn yield, corn production, soybean fund, wheat fund, bushels, bushel, corn prices, grain markets, usda report, wassde
- Source: The Rio Times — https://riotimesonline.com/grains-soy-corn-latam-friday-october-9-2026
- Author: Diego Fernández
- Published: 2026-10-10T00:57:06+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: usda, corn fund, corn yield, corn production, soybean fund, wheat fund, bushels, bushel, corn prices, grain markets, usda report, wassde
## USDA Raises Corn Yield Forecast
The US Department of Agriculture raised its US corn yield forecast to 181.2 bushels an acre, up 2.7 from September.
## Corn Fund Drops 2.85%
Corn fund CORN fell 2.85% to US$18.42 on Friday 9 October after the USDA report.
## Soybean Fund Rises 0.51%
Soybean fund SOYB rose 0.51% to US$27.53, while wheat fund WEAT fell 1.41% to US$24.41.
## US Corn Production Forecast
The USDA now sees US corn production at 16.034 billion bushels, up 234 million bushels from September.
## Ending Stocks Increase
Ending stocks for 2026/27 rose 282 million bushels to 1.849 billion bushels.
## Soybean Production Forecast
The USDA raised its soybean forecast to 4.562 billion bushels on a yield of 53.1 bushels an acre.
## Wheat Production Forecast
All-wheat production rose to 1.534 billion bushels, from 1.531 billion bushels in September.
## Grain Funds Close Mixed
Corn fund CORN down 2.85%, wheat fund WEAT down 1.41%, soybean fund SOYB up 0.51%.
## Traders Fall Sharply
Grain traders ADM and Bunge fell 3.10% and 4.72% after the USDA report.
## Latin American Impact
Brazil and Argentina face lower export prices as US corn supply increases.
## Real Currency Pressure
Brazilian exporters suffer as the real strengthens above 4.99 per dollar.
## Key takeaway

USDA increased US corn yield forecast to 181.2 bushels per acre, causing corn fund CORN to drop 2.85% to US$18.42.