https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/bigger-us-corn-stocks-fuel-doubts-about-usda-livestock-feeding-dataContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/bigger-us-corn-stocks-fuel-doubts-about-usda-livestock-feeding-datahttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/bigger-us-corn-stocks-fuel-doubts-about-usda-livestock-feeding-data#u132842Sun, 18 Oct 2026 18:30:36 +0000The US Department of Agriculture is re-evaluating livestock feed consumption estimates for the 2025-26 marketing year after reporting larger-than-expected grain stockpiles. Analysts expect the agency to lower its estimate of how much corn from last year's harvest was fed to livestock. This shift follows a surprise USDA increase in corn yield projections to 181.2 BPA, which caused corn prices to drop to levels not seen in six to eight weeks and briefly sent futures limit down.Why it mattersCorn yields and production increases in the October WASDE report created a mismatch with Crop Tour fi