# The Crop Year of Surprises

> DTN's year-end review described 2023 as a resilient crop year, with drought, wind and hail damaging some areas. Western Corn Belt yields were better than expected for the little rain received, and Illinois and Indiana reported record crops.

- Date: 2023-12-27 · published 2023-12-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13223-the-crop-year-of-surprises
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Yields above expectations across much of the Corn Belt add to supply, which tends to weigh on corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-12-22 | [Ohio’s corn crop pleasant surprise; soybeans not so much](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67339-ohio-s-corn-crop-pleasant-surprise-soybeans-not-so-much.md) | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2025-04-09 | [Roundup of the world’s spring crop weather \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25026-roundup-of-the-world-s-spring-crop-weather-the-western-producer.md) | +3.4% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2023-12-04 | [Yields surprise in dry sections of Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13226-yields-surprise-in-dry-sections-of-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.7% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2018-11-27 | [Nov. 26: Surprising yields after weather challenges](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61895-nov-26-surprising-yields-after-weather-challenges.md) | +8.3% | +9.0% |
| CORN | 2024-08-04 | [La Niña’s likely return will undo some of past year’s crop havoc - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28675-la-nina-s-likely-return-will-undo-some-of-past-year-s-crop-havoc-moneyweb.md) | -1.7% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2025-05-29 | [HRS Wheat at Support - With Crop Ratings Near the 40-Year Low - Walsh Trading](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24731-hrs-wheat-at-support-with-crop-ratings-near-the-40-year-low-walsh-trading.md) | -0.3% | -2.5% |
| SOY | 2023-12-04 | [Yields surprise in dry sections of Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13226-yields-surprise-in-dry-sections-of-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.6% | -3.8% |
| SOY | 2024-08-04 | [La Niña’s likely return will undo some of past year’s crop havoc - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28675-la-nina-s-likely-return-will-undo-some-of-past-year-s-crop-havoc-moneyweb.md) | -0.1% | -4.6% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/crops/article/2023/12/27/crop-year-surprises

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