# USDA Reports Increase in Corn and Soybean Yields Amidst Challenging Weather- Crop Biotech Update (January 15, 2020) | Crop Biotech Update - ISAAA.org

> The USDA's January WASDE raised U.S. corn and soybean yield estimates, surprising analysts who had expected cuts. Corn saw slightly higher production with lower exports and smaller ending stocks, while soybean production rose by 8 million bushels to 3.56 billion.

- Date: 2020-01-15 · published 2020-01-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54936-usda-reports-increase-in-corn-and-soybean-yields-amidst-challenging-weather
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher-than-expected production adds supply to the market, which is bearish for soybeans and pressures prices across the feed complex.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-12-14 | [Corn and Soybean Yields in 2022 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13311-corn-and-soybean-yields-in-2022-farmdoc-daily.md) | +0.8% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2024-11-11 | [WASDE Shows Decrease in US Corn and Soybean Ending Stocks in 2024/2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27342-wasde-shows-decrease-in-us-corn-and-soybean-ending-stocks-in-2024-2025.md) | -1.2% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2018-05-11 | [Soybean yields not increasing relative to corn yields - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64876-soybean-yields-not-increasing-relative-to-corn-yields-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.1% | -2.8% |
| CORN | 2020-01-10 | [USDA 2019 corn, soybean totals show weather effects - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54932-usda-2019-corn-soybean-totals-show-weather-effects-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.0% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2019-03-25 | [Reviewing County-Level Corn and Soybean Yields in 2018 \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59918-reviewing-county-level-corn-and-soybean-yields-in-2018-farm-bureau-intel.md) | -5.0% | -5.6% |
| SOY | 2018-06-29 | [Will USDA Increase Corn, Soybean Yields in July WASDE?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64380-will-usda-increase-corn-soybean-yields-in-july-wasde.md) | +1.5% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2017-01-12 | [Corn and Soybean Production Up in 2016, USDA Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72836-corn-and-soybean-production-up-in-2016-usda-reports.md) | +6.7% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2018-01-12 | [Corn Yield and Soybean Production Up in 2017, USDA Reports - Winter Wheat Seedings and Grain Stocks also reported](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66841-corn-yield-and-soybean-production-up-in-2017-usda-reports-winter-wheat-seedings.md) | +3.9% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- isaaa.org: https://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=17926

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