# Very Dry Last Half of Growing Season Took top End Off US Corn, Soybean Yields

> USDA's final 2024 crop production report showed corn yield at 179.3 bpa, down 3.8 bpa from November, and soybean yield at 50.7 bpa, down 1.0 bpa. Declines were tied to a very dry late growing season in key Corn Belt states.

- Date: 2025-01-15 · published 2025-01-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13119-very-dry-last-half-of-growing-season-took-top-end-off-us-corn-soybean-yields
- 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

The yield losses are historically large and reduce supplies of corn and soybeans, supporting feed grain and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-09-18 | [Will a Very Dry End to Growing Season Impact Corn and Soybean Yields? Missy Bauer Explains on Unscripted. - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13155-will-a-very-dry-end-to-growing-season-impact-corn-and-soybean-yields-missy.md) | -1.2% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2020-11-30 | [Drought Continues to Hamper Brazil's Corn, Soybean Growing Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50007-drought-continues-to-hamper-brazil-s-corn-soybean-growing-season.md) | -1.5% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2019-09-13 | [Brazil's soybean and corn sowing seasons delayed because of very dry conditions — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56904-brazil-s-soybean-and-corn-sowing-seasons-delayed-because-of-very-dry-conditions.md) | +3.9% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2021-01-01 | [The Impact of Preseason La Niña Episodes on Corn and Soybean Yields in Brazil and Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49571-the-impact-of-preseason-la-nina-episodes-on-corn-and-soybean-yields-in-brazil.md) | +5.3% | +17.8% |
| CORN | 2019-12-10 | [Brazil's Planting Season Ends Dry, U.S. Corn Harvest Ending Cold](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55418-brazil-s-planting-season-ends-dry-u-s-corn-harvest-ending-cold.md) | +4.3% | +3.9% |
| SOY | 2024-09-18 | [Will a Very Dry End to Growing Season Impact Corn and Soybean Yields? Missy Bauer Explains on Unscripted. - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13155-will-a-very-dry-end-to-growing-season-impact-corn-and-soybean-yields-missy.md) | +3.6% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2021-07-26 | [Drought could take top end off of soybean yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46111-drought-could-take-top-end-off-of-soybean-yields.md) | +1.0% | -7.7% |
| SOY | 2020-11-30 | [Drought Continues to Hamper Brazil's Corn, Soybean Growing Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50007-drought-continues-to-hamper-brazil-s-corn-soybean-growing-season.md) | -2.4% | +5.3% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/fundamentally-speaking/blog-post/2025/01/15/dry-last-half-growing-season-took-us

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