# In Market-Moving Report Month, NASS Ends Field Surveys for Corn, Soybeans

> USDA's NASS announced it is eliminating the August Objective Yield field survey for corn and soybeans and will use satellite data plus a farmer survey for the August Crop Production report. Field surveys continue for September through November reports.

- Date: 2019-03-13 · published 2019-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60117-in-market-moving-report-month-nass-ends-field-surveys-for-corn-soybeans
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Removing a field survey may raise uncertainty in the August crop estimates, which have historically driven sharp corn and soybean price moves.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-04-09 | [Soybeans mixed, corn mostly firm after USDA report - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59548-soybeans-mixed-corn-mostly-firm-after-usda-report-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.8% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2017-09-14 | [WEEKLY EXPORT REPORT: Soybeans flex, corn fails to follow](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68857-weekly-export-report-soybeans-flex-corn-fails-to-follow.md) | +1.9% | +4.4% |
| 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 | 2017-07-18 | [Soybean Marketing: Preparing for the August WASDE Report \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69986-soybean-marketing-preparing-for-the-august-wasde-report-cropwatch-nebraska.md) | +0.4% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2022-05-12 | [Corn, Soybean Production Numbers as Expected in May USDA Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41348-corn-soybean-production-numbers-as-expected-in-may-usda-report.md) | -0.3% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2019-04-09 | [Soybeans mixed, corn mostly firm after USDA report - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59548-soybeans-mixed-corn-mostly-firm-after-usda-report-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.0% | -9.0% |
| SOY | 2017-07-18 | [Soybean Marketing: Preparing for the August WASDE Report \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69986-soybean-marketing-preparing-for-the-august-wasde-report-cropwatch-nebraska.md) | +1.3% | -6.0% |
| SOY | 2022-05-12 | [Corn, Soybean Production Numbers as Expected in May USDA Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41348-corn-soybean-production-numbers-as-expected-in-may-usda-report.md) | +0.8% | +7.2% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/world-policy/article/2019/03/13/market-moving-report-month-nass-ends

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