# Iroquois County 2020 CropWatcher reports | Iroquois County | farmweeknow.com

> Iroquois County, Illinois, farmers reported 2020 harvest yields below their five-year averages. Corn reached 96.5% and soybeans 93% of average, with saturated spring soils and a very dry August cited as causes. Local cash prices were about $3.89 for nearby corn and $10.85 for nearby soybeans in early November.

- Date: 2020-05-18 · published 2020-05-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52963-iroquois-county-2020-cropwatcher-reports-iroquois-county-farmweeknow-com
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Yields slightly below average in a key Illinois county add a small amount of tightness to local supplies. The impact is minor against a national crop that USDA projected as a record.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-09-12 | [Illinois Crop Update - September 12, 2025 - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13057-illinois-crop-update-september-12-2025-farmdoc.md) | +5.1% | +3.6% |
| CORN | 2025-05-30 | [Illinois Crop Update - May 30, 2025 - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13087-illinois-crop-update-may-30-2025-farmdoc.md) | -0.3% | -4.7% |
| CORN | 2019-06-27 | [The Big Unknown in Corn Yield Forecasts \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58455-the-big-unknown-in-corn-yield-forecasts-cropwatch-nebraska.md) | -2.5% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2023-02-26 | [K-State releases reports from 2022 Kansas Crop Performance Tests - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13302-k-state-releases-reports-from-2022-kansas-crop-performance-tests-morning-ag.md) | -1.3% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2020-12-22 | [GIEWS Country Brief: Lesotho 22-December-2020 - Lesotho \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49575-giews-country-brief-lesotho-22-december-2020-lesotho-reliefweb.md) | +3.5% | +18.5% |
| SOY | 2025-09-12 | [Illinois Crop Update - September 12, 2025 - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13057-illinois-crop-update-september-12-2025-farmdoc.md) | +2.2% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2017-07-27 | [Newton: U.S. corn yield could end up below trend \| Profitability \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69983-newton-u-s-corn-yield-could-end-up-below-trend-profitability-farmweeknow-com.md) | -2.3% | -5.4% |
| SOY | 2025-05-30 | [Illinois Crop Update - May 30, 2025 - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13087-illinois-crop-update-may-30-2025-farmdoc.md) | -0.0% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- farmweeknow.com: https://www.farmweeknow.com/crop_conditions/cropwatchers/iroquois_county/iroquois-county-2020-cropwatcher-reports/collection_46fad8aa-910d-11eb-a9ca-2ff3e2b6aad8.html

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