# 2022 County Crop Yields - farmdoc daily

> NASS released 2022 county yields for corn and soybeans, showing U.S. average corn yield at 173 bushels per acre, 5 below the 178 trend. Drought cut yields in the Great Plains, Delta and mid-South, partly offset by above-trend Midwest counties.

- Date: 2023-03-22 · published 2023-03-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13288-2022-county-crop-yields-farmdoc-daily
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Below-trend U.S. yields reduce supply and tend to support corn prices, while above-trend years have pressured prices lower.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-08-17 | [Yield News Now, Demand News to Come - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40067-yield-news-now-demand-news-to-come-farmdoc-daily.md) | +0.3% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2023-01-14 | [Acreage Surprise Boosts Old-Crop Prices - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37731-acreage-surprise-boosts-old-crop-prices-farmdoc-daily.md) | -0.0% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2026-03-05 | [Ethanol Production Profits in 2025 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20158-ethanol-production-profits-in-2025-farmdoc-daily.md) | +2.4% | +4.6% |
| CORN | 2023-03-23 | [A Solid Year for Ethanol Production Profits in 2022 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36839-a-solid-year-for-ethanol-production-profits-in-2022-farmdoc-daily.md) | +1.6% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2020-07-06 | [USDA Surprises Drive Corn Prices Higher - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52152-usda-surprises-drive-corn-prices-higher-farmdoc-daily.md) | -0.8% | -5.0% |
| SOY | 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) | -0.1% | +3.4% |
| SOY | 2022-08-17 | [Yield News Now, Demand News to Come - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40067-yield-news-now-demand-news-to-come-farmdoc-daily.md) | +7.7% | +3.4% |
| SOY | 2023-03-30 | [2022's Best and Worst County Soybean Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13292-2022-s-best-and-worst-county-soybean-yields.md) | +2.3% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- farmdocdaily.illinois.edu: https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2023/03/2022-county-crop-yields.html

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