# Crop issues as the 2024 season winds down - farmdoc

> University of Illinois agronomists estimate the state's September corn yield at 222 bushels per acre, down 3 from August, and soybeans at 65 bushels, down 1. The declines reflect increasing dryness, which mainly affects late-planted crops, including double-crop soybeans.

- Date: 2024-09-13 · published 2024-09-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13150-crop-issues-as-the-2024-season-winds-down-farmdoc
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A small downward revision to Illinois yields trims supply expectations modestly, though the crop remains near record levels and the impact is limited to late-planted fields.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-02-24 | [The 2025 growing season in Illinois: good but not great - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13014-the-2025-growing-season-in-illinois-good-but-not-great-farmdoc.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2018-01-01 | [The 2018 Illinois Corn Crop at Mid-Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66845-the-2018-illinois-corn-crop-at-mid-season.md) | +0.3% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2024-06-25 | [What does the weather hold for 2024 crops?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29659-what-does-the-weather-hold-for-2024-crops.md) | -4.9% | -2.5% |
| CORN | 2025-04-03 | [Have we missed the best planting window for 2025? - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13094-have-we-missed-the-best-planting-window-for-2025-farmdoc.md) | +2.2% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2025-09-12 | [Illinois Crop Update - September 12, 2025 - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13057-illinois-crop-update-september-12-2025-farmdoc.md) | +5.1% | +3.6% |
| SOY | 2026-02-24 | [The 2025 growing season in Illinois: good but not great - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13014-the-2025-growing-season-in-illinois-good-but-not-great-farmdoc.md) | +1.4% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2024-06-25 | [What does the weather hold for 2024 crops?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29659-what-does-the-weather-hold-for-2024-crops.md) | -1.3% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2025-04-03 | [Have we missed the best planting window for 2025? - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13094-have-we-missed-the-best-planting-window-for-2025-farmdoc.md) | -1.6% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- farmdoc.illinois.edu: https://farmdoc.illinois.edu/field-crop-production/crop-issues-as-the-2024-season-winds-down.html

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