# Third-party trials offer seed selection guide – AgriNews

> The University of Illinois released its 2023 corn and soybean variety trial results, covering about 190 corn hybrids and 150 soybean varieties. Corn yields were better than expected despite drought, with Monmouth averaging 298 bushels per acre and DeKalb 267.

- Date: 2023-12-15 · published 2023-12-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13225-third-party-trials-offer-seed-selection-guide-agrinews
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The trial data is a seed selection guide for farmers and has little direct effect on grain prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-10-08 | [Corn, wheat stocks higher than trade expectations – AgriNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22330-corn-wheat-stocks-higher-than-trade-expectations-agrinews.md) | -1.1% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2024-09-24 | [USDA hikes record yield projections – AgriNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13153-usda-hikes-record-yield-projections-agrinews.md) | +1.7% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2019-08-15 | [Agricultural Conservation: A Guide to Programs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57595-agricultural-conservation-a-guide-to-programs.md) | +0.5% | -2.9% |
| CORN | 2016-11-17 | [Third quarter broiler, turkey production declined](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73994-third-quarter-broiler-turkey-production-declined.md) | +3.0% | +4.6% |
| CORN | 2021-12-16 | [Seed Today \| FIRST Adds Weather Info in 25th Year of Seed Trials](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13400-seed-today-first-adds-weather-info-in-25th-year-of-seed-trials.md) | -2.7% | +0.4% |
| SOY | 2024-09-24 | [USDA hikes record yield projections – AgriNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13153-usda-hikes-record-yield-projections-agrinews.md) | +1.7% | -5.6% |
| SOY | 2019-08-15 | [Agricultural Conservation: A Guide to Programs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57595-agricultural-conservation-a-guide-to-programs.md) | -0.1% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2021-12-16 | [Seed Today \| FIRST Adds Weather Info in 25th Year of Seed Trials](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13400-seed-today-first-adds-weather-info-in-25th-year-of-seed-trials.md) | +5.2% | +8.1% |

## Sources

- agrinews-pubs.com: https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/news/science/2023/12/15/third-party-trials-offer-seed-selection-guide/

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