# How Iowa Farmers Hit Triple-digit Soybean Yield

> Successful Farming profiles Iowa farmer Duane Reeder, who harvested 102 bushels per acre of soybeans on a 48-acre field in 2019. The piece covers his reduced-tillage practices and the methods behind the high yield.

- Date: 2020-04-27 · published 2020-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53481-how-iowa-farmers-hit-triple-digit-soybean-yield
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A single farm's record yield does not change regional supply. It is a management story with little direct price effect.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-09-20 | [Farmers Weigh in on Early Corn, Soybean Yields as Harvest Gets Underway](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44906-farmers-weigh-in-on-early-corn-soybean-yields-as-harvest-gets-underway.md) | -4.3% | -4.1% |
| CORN | 2021-05-07 | [Iowa farmers wary as drought deepens even with corn, soybean prices up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46944-iowa-farmers-wary-as-drought-deepens-even-with-corn-soybean-prices-up.md) | -3.0% | -7.4% |
| CORN | 2024-11-01 | [Ohio farmers see reduced yields on corn and soybeans from drought](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13138-ohio-farmers-see-reduced-yields-on-corn-and-soybeans-from-drought.md) | +2.5% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2026-06-15 | [Storms, flooding, hail test U.S. corn and soybean farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12990-storms-flooding-hail-test-u-s-corn-and-soybean-farmers.md) | +0.0% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2022-01-27 | [Corn and soybean farmers in Brazil hit by huge losses amid droughts - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13748-corn-and-soybean-farmers-in-brazil-hit-by-huge-losses-amid-droughts-fastmarkets.md) | +1.7% | +10.2% |
| SOY | 2023-07-29 | [Are Farmers Losing Yield? The High Heat's Potential Impact on Midwest's Crops \| Iowa Soybean Research Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13266-are-farmers-losing-yield-the-high-heat-s-potential-impact-on-midwest-s-crops.md) | -2.9% | -7.1% |
| SOY | 2021-09-20 | [Farmers Weigh in on Early Corn, Soybean Yields as Harvest Gets Underway](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44906-farmers-weigh-in-on-early-corn-soybean-yields-as-harvest-gets-underway.md) | +0.1% | -5.2% |
| SOY | 2020-01-27 | [High-yield soybeans come through in wet '19](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54937-high-yield-soybeans-come-through-in-wet-19.md) | -3.3% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/crops/soybeans/how-iowa-farmers-hit-triple-digit-soybean-yield

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