# Good Yields! Yes but a Warning | an interview with Gary Schnitkey |
         Ag Notes | 
        Illinois Public Media

> An interview with University of Illinois economist Gary Schnitkey discusses 2018 corn and soybean yields, which were near record levels nationally. He notes that above-trend yields across all areas cannot be expected every year.

- Date: 2019-04-15 · published 2019-04-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59443-good-yields-yes-but-a-warning-an-interview-with-gary-schnitkey-ag-notes
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Near-record 2018 yields point to ample old-crop supplies, which is a mild bearish factor for feed grain prices. The caution about future yields offers limited support.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-17 | [2016 corn and soy yields in perspective - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71832-2016-corn-and-soy-yields-in-perspective-morning-ag-clips.md) | -1.8% | +0.6% |
| 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 | 2019-07-29 | [Mexico corn yields improving but still best market for US](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58063-mexico-corn-yields-improving-but-still-best-market-for-us.md) | -0.6% | -10.6% |
| CORN | 2025-01-04 | [Wheat Collapses into the Weekend, with Marketing Year Low in Export Business - IBest Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11500-wheat-collapses-into-the-weekend-with-marketing-year-low-in-export-business.md) | +4.1% | +5.3% |
| 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 | 2020-03-09 | [The Pace of Soybean Use \|
         Ag Notes \| 
        Illinois Public Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54227-the-pace-of-soybean-use-ag-notes-illinois-public-media.md) | -4.1% | -3.3% |
| SOY | 2026-02-25 | [Illinois grew more soybeans than any other state in 2025 \| Northern Public Radio: WNIJ and WNIU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13019-illinois-grew-more-soybeans-than-any-other-state-in-2025-northern-public-radio.md) | +1.4% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2017-05-31 | [CROP PROGRESS: Corn doing well in Iowa but less so in Illinois, Indian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71026-crop-progress-corn-doing-well-in-iowa-but-less-so-in-illinois-indian.md) | +1.2% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- will.illinois.edu: https://will.illinois.edu/agriculture/note/good-yields-yes-but-a-warning-an-interview-with-gary-schnitkey

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