# Growers Expected to Set New Record Average Yields Despite Seasonal Setbacks

> USDA's December WASDE forecast a record US corn yield of 186 bushels per acre for 2025, up from 179.4 in 2024. Total corn production is projected at a record 16.752 billion bushels from 90 million harvested acres. Soybeans also appear set for a possible record average yield.

- Date: 2025-12-30 · published 2025-12-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13030-growers-expected-to-set-new-record-average-yields-despite-seasonal-setbacks
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A record US corn crop points to ample supplies and heavy stocks, which is bearish for feed grain prices and supports lower feed costs for buyers heading into 2026.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-11-28 | [Wisconsin corn growers expect to see record yields \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49993-wisconsin-corn-growers-expect-to-see-record-yields-ap-news.md) | -1.5% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2026-10-13 | [U.S. soybean yields expected to set a new record this fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12953-u-s-soybean-yields-expected-to-set-a-new-record-this-fall.md) | -2.0% | — |
| CORN | 2023-06-02 | [Brazilian crop of corn will set new record despite regional problems](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13642-brazilian-crop-of-corn-will-set-new-record-despite-regional-problems.md) | -1.5% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2019-06-11 | [Second crop of corn expected to hit new record of 68.2 million tonnes \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58427-second-crop-of-corn-expected-to-hit-new-record-of-68-2-million-tonnes-news.md) | +6.2% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2024-09-19 | [2024 Corn Yield Forecasts: End-of-Season Forecasts Suggest Near to Above-Average Yields for the Region \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13151-2024-corn-yield-forecasts-end-of-season-forecasts-suggest-near-to-above-average.md) | -0.7% | -2.4% |
| SOY | 2020-05-26 | [Soybean prices expected to fall despite growing demand \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53461-soybean-prices-expected-to-fall-despite-growing-demand-feed-strategy.md) | +0.9% | +5.2% |
| SOY | 2023-11-14 | [Yields Better than Expected Despite Drought in Many Counties - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13234-yields-better-than-expected-despite-drought-in-many-counties-morning-ag-clips.md) | -0.1% | -3.2% |
| SOY | 2016-08-25 | [Soybeans, corn down, expecting record crops - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12395-soybeans-corn-down-expecting-record-crops-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -6.9% | -5.3% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/crops/article/2025/12/30/growers-expected-set-new-record

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