# Corn yields topping 300 bushels during drought are testaments to genetics - Agweek | #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets

> The National Corn Growers Association yield contest produced a national winner above 600 bushels per acre, with 27 national winners averaging over 376 bushels per acre. State winners in the upper Midwest exceeded 300 bushels per acre even though the year began in drought.

- Date: 2021-12-23 · published 2021-12-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13398-corn-yields-topping-300-bushels-during-drought-are-testaments-to-genetics
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Contest yields are cherry-picked plots and do not change the commercial crop estimate, so the price effect is minimal, though they signal genetic yield potential.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-19 | [Markets preparing for spring - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10725-markets-preparing-for-spring-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news-farming.md) | -2.1% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2022-12-14 | [Plan on 2023 being best crop ever, Minnesota scientist says looking at yields despite drought - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13315-plan-on-2023-being-best-crop-ever-minnesota-scientist-says-looking-at-yields.md) | +0.8% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2021-11-08 | [November WASDE neutral to bullish for grains - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44005-november-wasde-neutral-to-bullish-for-grains-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture.md) | +5.9% | +8.0% |
| CORN | 2017-05-10 | [U.S. soy stocks seen rising, corn stocks seen falling in 2017-18 - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70936-u-s-soy-stocks-seen-rising-corn-stocks-seen-falling-in-2017-18-agweek-1-source.md) | +0.3% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2020-05-17 | [WASDE not as bad as expected, for now - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53062-wasde-not-as-bad-as-expected-for-now-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news.md) | -0.1% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- agweek.com: https://www.agweek.com/corn-yields-topping-300-bushels-during-drought-are-testaments-to-genetics

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