# Mostly Favorable Weather Leading to Solid Early Yield Estimates | American Ag Network

> Commodity Weather Group's first national corn yield forecast is 183.6 bushels per acre, slightly above trend, after a season of mostly favorable weather. The firm is holding back somewhat due to historical upward bias and some risk of drier weather in August.

- Date: 2025-07-18 · published 2025-07-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13075-mostly-favorable-weather-leading-to-solid-early-yield-estimates-american-ag
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A yield estimate above trend signals ample corn supply and tends to pressure futures, though August dryness risk limits the downside.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-10-22 | [Favorable weather accelerates South American soybean and corn planting - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13470-favorable-weather-accelerates-south-american-soybean-and-corn-planting.md) | +2.0% | +4.9% |
| CORN | 2016-11-18 | [Favorable weather outlook for South America - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73776-favorable-weather-outlook-for-south-america-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.1% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2017-01-11 | [Favorable Weather for South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72858-favorable-weather-for-south-america.md) | +0.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2017-06-21 | [Favorable Corn Belt weather in most locales - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70342-favorable-corn-belt-weather-in-most-locales-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.4% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2017-12-22 | [Ag Weather Forum: Favorable South America Rain Outlook \| La Niña Ready Nations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67403-ag-weather-forum-favorable-south-america-rain-outlook-la-nina-ready-nations.md) | +0.1% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- americanagnetwork.com: https://www.americanagnetwork.com/2025/07/18/mostly-favorable-weather-leading-to-solid-early-yield-estimates/

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