# Soybean ratings fall for fourth straight week - Pro Farmer

> USDA's weekly Crop Progress report showed national corn condition ratings unchanged at 57% good to excellent, while soybean ratings declined for a fourth straight week. The Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for corn fell 1.6 points on hot, dry weather in the Dakotas and lower Midwest.

- Date: 2026-08-31 · published 2026-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12968-soybean-ratings-fall-for-fourth-straight-week-pro-farmer
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Falling soybean conditions point to lower expected yields, which supports soybean and meal prices. The corn decline is modest, so the corn impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-05-12 | [Report Snapshot \| Corn, soybean ending stocks well below expectations - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24605-report-snapshot-corn-soybean-ending-stocks-well-below-expectations-pro-farmer.md) | +0.6% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2024-09-30 | [USDA Report Snapshot: Corn, soybean stocks lighter than expected - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28254-usda-report-snapshot-corn-soybean-stocks-lighter-than-expected-pro-farmer.md) | -2.6% | -7.3% |
| SOY | 2023-08-25 | [Pro Farmer releases 2023 national corn and soybean estimates - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13255-pro-farmer-releases-2023-national-corn-and-soybean-estimates-pro-farmer.md) | -0.4% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2025-12-09 | [Report Snapshot \| Corn, soybean ending stocks below average pre-report estimates - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21440-report-snapshot-corn-soybean-ending-stocks-below-average-pre-report-estimates.md) | -2.0% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2024-10-30 | [U.S. soybean crush sees record high for September \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27988-u-s-soybean-crush-sees-record-high-for-september-farmtario.md) | +3.0% | +1.9% |
| SBM | 2026-05-15 | [After the Bell \| Weekly losses for soybeans, corn on China disappointment - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9302-after-the-bell-weekly-losses-for-soybeans-corn-on-china-disappointment-pro.md) | -3.3% | -12.8% |
| SBM | 2021-01-14 | [Argentine soyabean production to fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49004-argentine-soyabean-production-to-fall.md) | -3.0% | -5.9% |
| SBM | 2020-08-21 | [Pro Farmer Estimates National Corn and Soybeans Yields Below USDA Forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51456-pro-farmer-estimates-national-corn-and-soybeans-yields-below-usda-forecasts.md) | +0.4% | +14.8% |

## Sources

- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/news/soybean-ratings-fall-fourth-straight-week

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