# Top soybean grower notes challenges of 2019 - High Plains Journal

> High Plains Journal reports that Ben Amerin of Kansas had the top state soybean yield at 98.3 bushels per acre in the 2019 Asgrow contest. It also notes his irrigated corn yield of 297.8 bushels per acre and the heavy rains and flooding that hurt the 2019 season.

- Date: 2020-04-05 · published 2020-04-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53485-top-soybean-grower-notes-challenges-of-2019-high-plains-journal
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The story describes a past season and an individual grower's results. It has no clear effect on current supply or prices.

## Similar past events

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-07-29 | [Dip in grain prices may linger but prices could strengthen - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40511-dip-in-grain-prices-may-linger-but-prices-could-strengthen-high-plains-journal.md) | +2.4% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2018-08-28 | [Crop conditions suggest above-trend yields - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63393-crop-conditions-suggest-above-trend-yields-high-plains-journal.md) | +0.8% | +2.6% |
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| CORN | 2019-11-12 | [More regular rains take Brazil’s soybean planting to 58% – Ohio Ag Net \| Ohio's Country Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55903-more-regular-rains-take-brazil-s-soybean-planting-to-58-ohio-ag-net-ohio-s.md) | -0.5% | -2.9% |
| SOY | 2023-01-06 | [Kansas soybean growers felt pain of production challenges - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13309-kansas-soybean-growers-felt-pain-of-production-challenges-high-plains-journal.md) | +4.3% | +4.4% |
| SOY | 2023-09-06 | [Drought, record heat threaten US soybean crop at critical growing stage - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13246-drought-record-heat-threaten-us-soybean-crop-at-critical-growing-stage-high.md) | -1.3% | -5.7% |
| SOY | 2018-10-22 | [Soybean specialist gives tips for handling weather woes - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62384-soybean-specialist-gives-tips-for-handling-weather-woes-high-plains-journal.md) | -1.4% | +4.1% |

## Sources

- hpj.com: https://hpj.com/2020/04/05/top-soybean-grower-notes-challenges-of-2019/

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