# High Yield with Less Rainfall: Corn and Soybean in Illinois in 2022 - farmdoc

> Illinois corn and soybeans produced good to great yields in 2022 despite dry weather and crop stress in some areas. Planting was delayed by a cool, wet April, and June was markedly dry before July rains reached most of the state unevenly. Rainfall patterns varied widely across regions.

- Date: 2023-02-17 · published 2023-02-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13296-high-yield-with-less-rainfall-corn-and-soybean-in-illinois-in-2022-farmdoc
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong yields despite drought suggest Illinois supply was not materially cut in 2022, which limits any supply-driven price support for corn and soybeans.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-09-27 | [Spotty Corn and Soybean Yields \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62878-spotty-corn-and-soybean-yields-red-river-farm-network.md) | -0.5% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2025-11-03 | [2025: Year of Extreme Weather, Corn Disease and Worry in Illinois \| Illinois Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13039-2025-year-of-extreme-weather-corn-disease-and-worry-in-illinois-illinois.md) | -0.7% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2022-10-05 | [Why are the Corn and Soybean Crops Drying So Slowly? - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13321-why-are-the-corn-and-soybean-crops-drying-so-slowly-farmdoc.md) | +0.9% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2021-06-21 | [Drought Stress: When Does it Start Stealing Yield from Corn and Soybeans?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46416-drought-stress-when-does-it-start-stealing-yield-from-corn-and-soybeans.md) | -3.3% | -8.0% |
| CORN | 2020-03-16 | [Mennonite and Amish farmers struggle with increasing rain in Illinois - Medill Reports Chicago](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53971-mennonite-and-amish-farmers-struggle-with-increasing-rain-in-illinois-medill.md) | -4.7% | -5.7% |
| SOY | 2018-09-27 | [Spotty Corn and Soybean Yields \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62878-spotty-corn-and-soybean-yields-red-river-farm-network.md) | +1.4% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2025-11-03 | [2025: Year of Extreme Weather, Corn Disease and Worry in Illinois \| Illinois Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13039-2025-year-of-extreme-weather-corn-disease-and-worry-in-illinois-illinois.md) | +0.2% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2020-01-27 | [High-yield soybeans come through in wet '19](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54937-high-yield-soybeans-come-through-in-wet-19.md) | -3.3% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- farmdoc.illinois.edu: https://farmdoc.illinois.edu/field-crop-production/high-yield-with-less-rainfall-corn-and-soybean-in-illinois-in-2022.html

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