# Predicting 21st century Illinois corn yields: 312 bushels per acre by 2075 – AgriNews

> University of Illinois emeritus professor Emerson Nafziger tells the Crop Management Conference that Illinois corn and soybean yields have trended upward for more than 60 years. Over the past 40 years, corn yields have risen about 2.2 bushels per acre per year. He argues that climate change is unlikely to halt that trend.

- Date: 2021-02-23 · published 2021-02-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US Illinois · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48485-predicting-21st-century-illinois-corn-yields-312-bushels-per-acre-by-2075
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

This is a long-range yield outlook with no near-term supply effect. It counters pessimistic climate-driven yield forecasts that could otherwise weigh on long-term price expectations.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-03-18 | [Predicting Midwest Corn Yield and Quality from Weather - WeatherNation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59921-predicting-midwest-corn-yield-and-quality-from-weather-weathernation.md) | +2.6% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2019-01-29 | [Weather at three key growth stages predicts Midwest corn yield and grain quality, study says \| College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60951-weather-at-three-key-growth-stages-predicts-midwest-corn-yield-and-grain.md) | -0.4% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2023-02-17 | [High Yield with Less Rainfall: Corn and Soybean in Illinois in 2022 - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13296-high-yield-with-less-rainfall-corn-and-soybean-in-illinois-in-2022-farmdoc.md) | -1.6% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2019-03-13 | [Weather at key growth stages predicts US Midwest corn yield and grain quality - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59917-weather-at-key-growth-stages-predicts-us-midwest-corn-yield-and-grain-quality.md) | +4.3% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2018-01-01 | [The 2018 Illinois Corn Crop at Mid-Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66845-the-2018-illinois-corn-crop-at-mid-season.md) | +0.3% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- agrinews-pubs.com: https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/news/science/2021/02/23/predicting-21st-century-illinois-corn-yields-312-bushels-per-acre-by-2075/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.