# Lowest US Corn Yield Since 2013

> USDA's January crop production report put the 2019 US corn yield at 168.0 bushels per acre, the lowest since 2013. USDA will resurvey farmers in five northern states this spring because a significant share of corn and soybean acres went unharvested.

- Date: 2020-02-07 · published 2020-02-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54446-lowest-us-corn-yield-since-2013
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A low 2019 yield and uncertainty over harvested acreage tighten old-crop corn supplies, which supports feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-09-12 | [USDA Lowers Corn and Soybean Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39551-usda-lowers-corn-and-soybean-yields.md) | -1.1% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2021-01-13 | [USDA Lowers Soybean Stocks and Corn Yield](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49088-usda-lowers-soybean-stocks-and-corn-yield.md) | +2.0% | +7.5% |
| CORN | 2022-10-12 | [USDA Lowers Corn, Soybean Yields Slightly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39176-usda-lowers-corn-soybean-yields-slightly.md) | +1.9% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2023-08-11 | [USDA Lowers Corn and Soybean Yields and Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12250-usda-lowers-corn-and-soybean-yields-and-production.md) | -1.6% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2021-08-12 | [Surprisingly low corn yields spark rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45499-surprisingly-low-corn-yields-spark-rally.md) | +0.7% | -7.7% |
| SOY | 2021-01-13 | [USDA Lowers Soybean Stocks and Corn Yield](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49088-usda-lowers-soybean-stocks-and-corn-yield.md) | -3.7% | -4.8% |
| SOY | 2026-10-09 | [USDA yield shocker sends corn sinking to 8-week low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12952-usda-yield-shocker-sends-corn-sinking-to-8-week-low.md) | -2.2% | -4.4% |
| SOY | 2025-09-18 | [USDA lowers corn, soybean yield forecasts – AgriNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13055-usda-lowers-corn-soybean-yield-forecasts-agrinews.md) | -3.3% | -3.6% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/Ag/blogs/fundamentally-speaking/blog-post/2020/02/07/lowest-us-corn-yield-since-2013

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