# Soybeans Attain Second Highest US Yield Ever

> USDA's final 2021 soybean crop was 4.435 billion bushels, up 10 million from November and a record. The national yield rose to 51.4 bu/acre, second only to the 2016 record.

- Date: 2022-01-14 · published 2022-01-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13392-soybeans-attain-second-highest-us-yield-ever
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A record soybean crop adds to supplies and ending stocks, which is bearish for soybean and meal prices. Dakota and Minnesota losses limited the upside to the crop.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-09-12 | [USDA Pushes Corn, Soybean Yield Estimates Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62988-usda-pushes-corn-soybean-yield-estimates-higher.md) | -0.8% | +5.2% |
| SOY | 2022-08-12 | [USDA Projects Higher Soybean Yield, Lower Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39955-usda-projects-higher-soybean-yield-lower-demand.md) | -12.5% | -12.9% |
| SOY | 2020-08-12 | [USDA forecasts record high corn, soybean yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51457-usda-forecasts-record-high-corn-soybean-yields.md) | +3.9% | +11.6% |
| SOY | 2026-10-01 | [USDA Cuts Corn Yield to 178.5 Bu., Nudges Soybeans Slightly Higher in September Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17496-usda-cuts-corn-yield-to-178-5-bu-nudges-soybeans-slightly-higher-in-september.md) | +0.3% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2017-04-06 | [Brazil To Harvest Record Corn And Soybean Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71350-brazil-to-harvest-record-corn-and-soybean-yields.md) | +0.4% | +2.2% |
| SBM | 2022-08-12 | [USDA Projects Higher Soybean Yield, Lower Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39955-usda-projects-higher-soybean-yield-lower-demand.md) | -10.9% | -15.4% |
| SBM | 2020-08-12 | [USDA forecasts record high corn, soybean yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51457-usda-forecasts-record-high-corn-soybean-yields.md) | +5.0% | +10.2% |
| SBM | 2017-04-06 | [Brazil To Harvest Record Corn And Soybean Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71350-brazil-to-harvest-record-corn-and-soybean-yields.md) | +0.9% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/fundamentally-speaking/blog-post/2022/01/14/soybeans-attain-second-highest-us

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