# Crop Watch: Conditions improve again on mild weather, though dryness eyed

> Crop Watch field samples raised the 11-field corn yield estimate to 4.07 from 3.95 and the soybean yield estimate to 4.16 from 4.07. Gains came from mild weather in several states, while North Dakota fell on stunted growth.

- Date: 2023-07-18 · published 2023-07-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13262-crop-watch-conditions-improve-again-on-mild-weather-though-dryness-eyed
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Improving yield estimates point to larger supplies, which eases upward pressure on corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-02-26 | [More Improved South America Weather Conditions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60440-more-improved-south-america-weather-conditions.md) | -1.5% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2025-07-31 | [Corn and Soybean Drought Conditions improve - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13070-corn-and-soybean-drought-conditions-improve-pro-farmer.md) | -2.0% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2024-04-05 | [Drought Conditions Improving in Much of Midwest \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13192-drought-conditions-improving-in-much-of-midwest-red-river-farm-network.md) | -2.2% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2025-04-08 | [Latest Crops and Commodities in Drought - Weather AgNet West](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13096-latest-crops-and-commodities-in-drought-weather-agnet-west.md) | +4.5% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2026-04-30 | [Rains in the southern U.S. lead to mild drought improvement - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13001-rains-in-the-southern-u-s-lead-to-mild-drought-improvement-pro-farmer.md) | -1.6% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2019-02-26 | [More Improved South America Weather Conditions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60440-more-improved-south-america-weather-conditions.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2025-07-31 | [Corn and Soybean Drought Conditions improve - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13070-corn-and-soybean-drought-conditions-improve-pro-farmer.md) | -0.6% | +6.1% |
| SOY | 2024-04-05 | [Drought Conditions Improving in Much of Midwest \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13192-drought-conditions-improving-in-much-of-midwest-red-river-farm-network.md) | -1.8% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/crop-watch-conditions-improve-again-mild-weather-though-dryness-eyed-2023-07-18/

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