# The Curious Case of US Corn Yields in 2023 - farmdoc daily

> NASS released county-level 2023 corn yields showing wide variation, with many counties above trend and others well below it. The US produced a record crop of more than 15.3 billion bushels despite June drought concerns.

- Date: 2024-03-19 · published 2024-03-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13198-the-curious-case-of-us-corn-yields-in-2023-farmdoc-daily
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A record national crop keeps corn supplies ample, while the uneven county yields could trigger insurance payments in some areas. Neither factor is large enough on its own to move prices much.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-12-14 | [Corn and Soybean Yields in 2022 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13311-corn-and-soybean-yields-in-2022-farmdoc-daily.md) | +0.8% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2025-07-24 | [The Corn Market Works to Explain Itself - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23788-the-corn-market-works-to-explain-itself-farmdoc-daily.md) | +1.0% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2017-01-17 | [2016 Corn Yields, % of Trend 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72841-2016-corn-yields-of-trend-2017.md) | +2.6% | +3.6% |
| 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 | 2019-02-28 | [2018 Year End RIN Update - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60464-2018-year-end-rin-update-farmdoc-daily.md) | -0.8% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- farmdocdaily.illinois.edu: https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2024/03/the-curious-case-of-us-corn-yields-in-2023.html

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