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Supply Tsunami: USDA’s Record 17 Billion Bushel Corn Harvest Sends Shockwaves Through Global Markets

The agricultural sector is reeling this week following the release of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) January 2026 Crop Production Annual Summary and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE). In a move that caught even seasoned commodity traders off guard, the USDA confirmed a record-shattering corn harvest,

Agriculture

A Grain Tsunami: Record 17 Billion Bushel Corn Harvest Crushes Futures and Reshapes Agricultural Outlook

The United States agricultural sector is reeling from a "supply avalanche" following the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) January 2026 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, which confirmed a record-shattering corn harvest of 17.021 billion bushels. This unprecedented production level, the first

Agriculture

Record Corn Exports Meet Record Harvest: USDA WASDE Report Signals New Era for U.S. Agriculture

The American agricultural landscape has reached a historic crossroads this December as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its final World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report for 2025. In a surprising twist for a year defined by a massive 16.752 billion bushel harvest, the USDA