# Pro Farmer Crop Estimates Far Below USDA Expectations - AgWeb

> Pro Farmer estimated the 2022 U.S. corn crop at 13.759 billion bushels with a 168.1 bu/acre yield, and soybeans at 4.535 billion bushels with a 51.7 bu/acre yield. Estimates came in well below USDA expectations after scouts sampled about 3,400 fields in seven states.

- Date: 2022-10-05 · published 2022-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13325-pro-farmer-crop-estimates-far-below-usda-expectations-agweb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A production estimate well below USDA's figures signals tighter corn and soybean supplies than the market expected, supporting prices for feed grains and soybean meal.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-08-26 | [Pro Farmer Crop Estimates Far Below USDA Expectations - Farm Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13341-pro-farmer-crop-estimates-far-below-usda-expectations-farm-journal.md) | +0.5% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2023-08-25 | [Pro Farmer Crop Estimates Below USDA Expectations - Farm Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13259-pro-farmer-crop-estimates-below-usda-expectations-farm-journal.md) | -2.2% | -9.0% |
| CORN | 2024-08-23 | [How Pro Farmer's 2024 Yield Estimates Compare to USDA Expectations - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13162-how-pro-farmer-s-2024-yield-estimates-compare-to-usda-expectations-agweb.md) | +0.2% | +6.1% |
| CORN | 2023-08-25 | [Here’s How Pro Farmer's 2023 Yield Estimates Stack Up to USDA Expectations - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13256-here-s-how-pro-farmer-s-2023-yield-estimates-stack-up-to-usda-expectations-agweb.md) | -2.2% | -9.0% |
| CORN | 2020-08-21 | [Pro Farmer Estimates National Corn and Soybeans Yields Below USDA Forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51456-pro-farmer-estimates-national-corn-and-soybeans-yields-below-usda-forecasts.md) | +3.5% | +11.2% |
| SOY | 2022-08-26 | [Pro Farmer Crop Estimates Far Below USDA Expectations - Farm Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13341-pro-farmer-crop-estimates-far-below-usda-expectations-farm-journal.md) | -5.1% | -8.2% |
| SOY | 2023-08-25 | [Pro Farmer Crop Estimates Below USDA Expectations - Farm Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13259-pro-farmer-crop-estimates-below-usda-expectations-farm-journal.md) | -0.4% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2020-08-21 | [Pro Farmer Estimates National Corn and Soybeans Yields Below USDA Forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51456-pro-farmer-estimates-national-corn-and-soybeans-yields-below-usda-forecasts.md) | +3.8% | +15.6% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/markets/grain-markets/pro-farmer-crop-estimates-far-below-usda-expectations

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