# Big gains projected in South Dakota corn and soybean production • South Dakota Searchlight

> USDA projects South Dakota's 2023 corn crop at 816 million bushels, up 23% from last year, on 5.59 million acres. Soybean output is forecast at 217 million bushels, up 13%, and sorghum at 21.7 million bushels, up 82%, with a yield forecast of 85 bushels per acre.

- Date: 2023-09-13 · published 2023-09-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34161-big-gains-projected-in-south-dakota-corn-and-soybean-production-south-dakota
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

A larger South Dakota crop adds to US corn and sorghum supply, which is bearish for feed grain prices in the region.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-01-12 | [Corn and Soybean Production Up in 2016, USDA Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72836-corn-and-soybean-production-up-in-2016-usda-reports.md) | +0.1% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2022-09-01 | [Conab forecasts increased soybean, corn, and cotton production in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13701-conab-forecasts-increased-soybean-corn-and-cotton-production-in-brazil.md) | -1.8% | -2.9% |
| CORN | 2025-09-12 | [USDA Ups Corn and Soybean Production Estimates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22795-usda-ups-corn-and-soybean-production-estimates.md) | +5.1% | +3.6% |
| CORN | 2025-11-14 | [USDA Lowers Corn and Soybean Production Estimates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21885-usda-lowers-corn-and-soybean-production-estimates.md) | -0.8% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2022-11-09 | [November USDA Report Increases Corn and Soybean Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38642-november-usda-report-increases-corn-and-soybean-production.md) | +1.6% | -5.7% |
| SOY | 2017-01-01 | [Corn and Soybean Production Outlook in 2017-18](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72931-corn-and-soybean-production-outlook-in-2017-18.md) | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2017-01-12 | [Corn and Soybean Production Up in 2016, USDA Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72836-corn-and-soybean-production-up-in-2016-usda-reports.md) | +6.7% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2022-09-01 | [Conab forecasts increased soybean, corn, and cotton production in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13701-conab-forecasts-increased-soybean-corn-and-cotton-production-in-brazil.md) | -2.5% | -6.4% |

## Sources

- southdakotasearchlight.com: https://southdakotasearchlight.com/briefs/big-gains-projected-in-south-dakota-corn-and-soybean-production/

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