# Crop Watch: Iowa corn breaks barriers but Illinois disappoints

> Reported soybean field yields finished the season with an 11-field average of 3.64, near the season's high and better than last year. Iowa corn yields were strong while Illinois disappointed, according to Reuters field reports.

- Date: 2024-10-22 · published 2024-10-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13144-crop-watch-iowa-corn-breaks-barriers-but-illinois-disappoints
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Field-level yield results give a mixed picture of the crop, with no clear national shift in supply that would move prices much.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-06-09 | [Crop Watch: Corn improves again but soybeans still iffy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13080-crop-watch-corn-improves-again-but-soybeans-still-iffy.md) | -1.7% | -5.9% |
| CORN | 2021-09-29 | [Reuters Column: Will USDA's stocks data break bullish corn and soy streak? - CTRM Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45121-reuters-column-will-usda-s-stocks-data-break-bullish-corn-and-soy-streak-ctrm.md) | +1.6% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2019-07-23 | [8 points from ERS corn report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58064-8-points-from-ers-corn-report.md) | +0.9% | -10.8% |
| CORN | 2024-03-14 | [US Corn Crop in 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13197-us-corn-crop-in-2023.md) | +1.8% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2025-01-06 | [US export figures disappoint - wheat has to cope with](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11499-us-export-figures-disappoint-wheat-has-to-cope-with.md) | +4.1% | +5.3% |
| SOY | 2017-05-31 | [CROP PROGRESS: Corn doing well in Iowa but less so in Illinois, Indian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71026-crop-progress-corn-doing-well-in-iowa-but-less-so-in-illinois-indian.md) | +1.2% | -0.2% |
| SOY | 2025-06-09 | [Crop Watch: Corn improves again but soybeans still iffy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13080-crop-watch-corn-improves-again-but-soybeans-still-iffy.md) | +1.2% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2025-07-24 | [Brazil increases corn crop estimate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13485-brazil-increases-corn-crop-estimate.md) | -3.8% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/crop-watch-iowa-corn-breaks-barriers-illinois-disappoints-2024-10-22/

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