# Preliminary route reports from Day 3 of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour - Pro Farmer

> Pro Farmer's day-three route reports from Iowa found an average corn yield of 207 bu/acre and soybean pod counts 15% above last year. Southern rust was present, along with light tar spot and northern leaf blight. Sudden death syndrome was found in 25% of sampled soybean fields.

- Date: 2025-08-20 · published 2025-08-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13067-preliminary-route-reports-from-day-3-of-the-pro-farmer-crop-tour-pro-farmer
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong field samples point to a large corn crop and add to the bearish supply outlook. Sudden death in soybeans is a yield risk that could limit upside in soy.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-04-13 | [Evening Report \| Bigger Brazil corn crop - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13440-evening-report-bigger-brazil-corn-crop-pro-farmer.md) | +1.7% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2024-01-12 | [PF Report Reaction: Bearish reaction to USDA's barrage of January data - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32066-pf-report-reaction-bearish-reaction-to-usda-s-barrage-of-january-data-pro-farmer.md) | -0.9% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2026-10-09 | [Report Reactions - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17068-report-reactions-pro-farmer.md) | -0.2% | -3.3% |
| CORN | 2026-06-11 | [Crops Analysis \| Traders digest June WASDE report - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7254-crops-analysis-traders-digest-june-wasde-report-pro-farmer.md) | +2.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2023-06-30 | [PF Report Reaction: Acreage shocker from USDA - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35512-pf-report-reaction-acreage-shocker-from-usda-pro-farmer.md) | -2.3% | +1.5% |
| SOY | 2026-03-10 | [Key takeaways from the March WASDE report - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20103-key-takeaways-from-the-march-wasde-report-pro-farmer.md) | -2.1% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2025-09-30 | [Report Reaction \| Corn stocks top expectations - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9843-report-reaction-corn-stocks-top-expectations-pro-farmer.md) | +0.7% | +5.6% |
| SOY | 2017-03-30 | [What to expect from the next USDA Prospective Plantings Report? - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72024-what-to-expect-from-the-next-usda-prospective-plantings-report-farmdoc-daily.md) | -2.6% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/news/agriculture-news/preliminary-route-reports-day-3-pro-farmer-crop-tour

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