# Iowa Finishes Corn and Soybean Harvest With Optimistic Yield Results - ProAg

> USDA's final 2023 crop update showed Iowa's corn and soybean harvests were complete, about a week ahead of the five-year average. Iowa corn yields were projected near 200 bushels per acre and soybeans near 58 bushels per acre, roughly unchanged from last year despite heat and drought.

- Date: 2023-12-01 · published 2023-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13221-iowa-finishes-corn-and-soybean-harvest-with-optimistic-yield-results-proag
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Yields holding up despite drought point to adequate supplies, which weighs on corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-04-06 | [Brazil To Harvest Record Corn And Soybean Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71350-brazil-to-harvest-record-corn-and-soybean-yields.md) | +0.6% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2021-07-01 | [Bumper U.S. Corn and Soybean Harvests Are Within Reach](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45919-bumper-u-s-corn-and-soybean-harvests-are-within-reach.md) | -2.9% | -12.5% |
| CORN | 2017-11-21 | [Iowa harvests its second-largest corn, soybean crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67836-iowa-harvests-its-second-largest-corn-soybean-crops.md) | -1.3% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2018-09-12 | [USDA Pushes Corn, Soybean Yield Estimates Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62988-usda-pushes-corn-soybean-yield-estimates-higher.md) | -2.5% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2018-01-01 | [Large Corn and Soybean Yield Forecasts Hurt Price Prospects](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67026-large-corn-and-soybean-yield-forecasts-hurt-price-prospects.md) | +0.3% | +2.5% |
| SOY | 2017-04-06 | [Brazil To Harvest Record Corn And Soybean Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71350-brazil-to-harvest-record-corn-and-soybean-yields.md) | +0.4% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2021-07-01 | [Bumper U.S. Corn and Soybean Harvests Are Within Reach](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45919-bumper-u-s-corn-and-soybean-harvests-are-within-reach.md) | -4.1% | -1.1% |
| SOY | 2017-11-21 | [Iowa harvests its second-largest corn, soybean crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67836-iowa-harvests-its-second-largest-corn-soybean-crops.md) | +0.3% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- proag.com: https://www.proag.com/news/iowa-finishes-corn-and-soybean-harvest-with-optimistic-yield-results/

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