# Visualizing USDA's updates to yield forecasts - Pro Farmer

> USDA's November crop production report left acreage unchanged, so yield revisions drove production changes. Yields were lowered across the Southeast, while the Corn Belt was mostly stable and Nebraska and Kansas soybean yields rose modestly. Soybean production was cut, and futures rebounded sharply.

- Date: 2025-11-18 · published 2025-11-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13040-visualizing-usda-s-updates-to-yield-forecasts-pro-farmer
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A lower USDA soybean production estimate tightens the soybean balance sheet, which supports soybean prices. Corn yields were largely unchanged, so corn impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 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) | +3.8% | +15.6% |
| SOY | 2020-11-11 | [AgriMarketing.com - Ag Commodity Prices Surge On USDA's Reduced Yield Forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50096-agrimarketing-com-ag-commodity-prices-surge-on-usda-s-reduced-yield-forecasts.md) | +2.8% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2024-11-08 | [PF Reaction to USDA's Reports \| November 8, 2024 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27341-pf-reaction-to-usda-s-reports-november-8-2024-pro-farmer.md) | -2.9% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2026-05-21 | [USDA forecasts tighter soybean supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19295-usda-forecasts-tighter-soybean-supplies.md) | -0.4% | -6.4% |
| SOY | 2019-11-11 | [USDA Forecasts Production Declines for Minnesota \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55892-usda-forecasts-production-declines-for-minnesota-red-river-farm-network.md) | -0.1% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2022-09-01 | [USDA: Farm Sector Profits Forecast to Remain Above Average in 2022 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39590-usda-farm-sector-profits-forecast-to-remain-above-average-in-2022-pro-farmer.md) | -1.8% | -2.9% |
| CORN | 2025-11-10 | [Quarterly Corn Update - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21974-quarterly-corn-update-pro-farmer.md) | +1.4% | +3.6% |
| CORN | 2022-09-30 | [UPDATE 1-U.S. Wheat Harvest Falls Below Forecasts; Prices Rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39630-update-1-u-s-wheat-harvest-falls-below-forecasts-prices-rally.md) | +1.0% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/news/agriculture-news/visualizing-usdas-updates-yield-forecasts

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