# Should soybean be planted before corn? MU research still favors corn - High Plains Journal

> University of Missouri research at Bradford Research Center favors planting corn before soybeans in corn-soybean rotations. The study uses 12 soybean experiments with multiple planting dates and finds that early soybean planting can delay corn and reduce overall rotation productivity.

- Date: 2021-04-19 · published 2021-04-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47440-should-soybean-be-planted-before-corn-mu-research-still-favors-corn-high-plains
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

This is agronomic research on planting order with no direct supply or demand shift, so its price impact is negligible.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-04-11 | [Soybeans up and corn down in planting report - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19799-soybeans-up-and-corn-down-in-planting-report-high-plains-journal.md) | +1.7% | +3.2% |
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| CORN | 2018-03-19 | [Corn, wheat cash bids mixed while sorghum, beans higher - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10257-corn-wheat-cash-bids-mixed-while-sorghum-beans-higher-high-plains-journal.md) | -1.2% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2026-01-23 | [Mount Corn grows bigger - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21085-mount-corn-grows-bigger-high-plains-journal.md) | +1.6% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2026-04-11 | [Soybeans up and corn down in planting report - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19799-soybeans-up-and-corn-down-in-planting-report-high-plains-journal.md) | -0.7% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2025-04-18 | [Corn exports up and China buys tariffed soybeans - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14673-corn-exports-up-and-china-buys-tariffed-soybeans-high-plains-journal.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2018-03-19 | [Corn, wheat cash bids mixed while sorghum, beans higher - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10257-corn-wheat-cash-bids-mixed-while-sorghum-beans-higher-high-plains-journal.md) | -2.0% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- hpj.com: https://hpj.com/2021/04/19/should-soybean-be-planted-before-corn-mu-research-still-favors-corn/

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