# The Big Unknown in Corn Yield Forecasts | CropWatch | Nebraska

> A University of Nebraska agronomist explains why corn yield forecasts before harvest are uncertain. He argues that yield drives profitability and sustainability and that pre-harvest bushel estimates are often unreliable. The piece is an educational commentary rather than a new market development.

- Date: 2019-06-27 · published 2019-06-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58455-the-big-unknown-in-corn-yield-forecasts-cropwatch-nebraska
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The uncertainty in yield forecasts keeps futures volatile until harvest, but the article does not add new supply information. Its direct price impact is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-07-18 | [Is trend yield back in play for the US corn crop?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7058-is-trend-yield-back-in-play-for-the-us-corn-crop.md) | +18.0% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2016-11-10 | [Short- and Long-Term Forecasts Suggest Highly Variable Winter Temperatures \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73774-short-and-long-term-forecasts-suggest-highly-variable-winter-temperatures.md) | -3.7% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2023-07-27 | [Rainfall forecasts for US Corn Belt remain tough to nail down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13261-rainfall-forecasts-for-us-corn-belt-remain-tough-to-nail-down.md) | -13.2% | -14.2% |
| CORN | 2025-01-14 | [Finalizing the 2024 crop year for Nebraska’s Bryan Pippitt \| Iowa PBS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13123-finalizing-the-2024-crop-year-for-nebraska-s-bryan-pippitt-iowa-pbs.md) | +1.0% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2022-12-01 | [The results are in: Southern Missouri struggled for corn yield \| Farm Progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13318-the-results-are-in-southern-missouri-struggled-for-corn-yield-farm-progress.md) | -3.3% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- cropwatch.unl.edu: https://cropwatch.unl.edu/2019/big-unknown-corn-yield-forecasts/

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