# Crop tour projects record 2025 U.S. corn harvest, but disease could hit yields

> Pro Farmer projected a record 2025 U.S. corn harvest after ideal summer weather, but said the crop will fall short of USDA's outlook. Fungal diseases including tar spot and southern rust, plus heat stress, dented yields in spots, and sudden death syndrome was noted in soybeans. Futures had already fallen to multi-year lows.

- Date: 2025-08-23 · published 2025-08-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13061-crop-tour-projects-record-2025-u-s-corn-harvest-but-disease-could-hit-yields
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A record crop expectation adds to ample U.S. corn and soybean supply, which keeps prices pressured. Disease losses that exceed current estimates would be the main upside risk to prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-12-26 | [Turkey-producing county hit hard by ripple effects of Minnesota’s bird flu epidemic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55591-turkey-producing-county-hit-hard-by-ripple-effects-of-minnesota-s-bird-flu.md) | +0.6% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2019-04-04 | [Backyard chickens hit hard by a long-gone, extremely contagious disease](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59621-backyard-chickens-hit-hard-by-a-long-gone-extremely-contagious-disease.md) | -1.1% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2024-01-16 | [Michigan’s VOM problem: Grain merchandisers discuss discounting corn due to disease spread \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32234-michigan-s-vom-problem-grain-merchandisers-discuss-discounting-corn-due-to.md) | -0.4% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2021-03-04 | [Hog Disease Outbreak in China Triggers Surge in U.S. Prices - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48271-hog-disease-outbreak-in-china-triggers-surge-in-u-s-prices-caixin-global.md) | +3.9% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2019-04-14 | [Deadly Pig Disease to Reshape Global Soy Markets for Years - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59632-deadly-pig-disease-to-reshape-global-soy-markets-for-years-bloomberg.md) | +0.4% | -2.5% |
| SOY | 2021-03-04 | [Hog Disease Outbreak in China Triggers Surge in U.S. Prices - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48271-hog-disease-outbreak-in-china-triggers-surge-in-u-s-prices-caixin-global.md) | +0.1% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2019-04-14 | [Deadly Pig Disease to Reshape Global Soy Markets for Years - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59632-deadly-pig-disease-to-reshape-global-soy-markets-for-years-bloomberg.md) | -2.0% | -11.6% |
| SOY | 2022-09-05 | [China’s yuan touches 2-year low on dollar strength, COVID resurgence - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12274-china-s-yuan-touches-2-year-low-on-dollar-strength-covid-resurgence-markets.md) | +2.6% | -9.0% |

## Sources

- nbcnews.com: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/crop-tour-projects-record-2025-us-corn-harvest-disease-hit-yields-rcna226688

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