date:Oct 12, 2018
t survey. The survey expects USDA to slightly raise its production estimate from 14.827 billion bushels (bb) in September to 14.851 bb in October. Yield is anticipated at a record high 181.8 bushels an acre (bpa) while harvested acres are expected to slip, from 81.8 to 81.7 million acres (ma).
Even though the analysts Dow Jones surveyed dont expect much change in crop size, they do anticipate a 158 million bushel (mb) increase in USDAs estimate of U.S. ending stocks, from 1.774 bb in September