# Will 2019 Bring More Record U.S. Corn Yields?

> A DTN analysis looks at whether U.S. corn and soybean yields will set more records in 2019. It notes the 2018 Illinois corn yield of 210 bushels per acre, nine bushels above the prior record, and that the U.S. set record national yields in four of the past five seasons.

- Date: 2019-01-30 · published 2019-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60956-will-2019-bring-more-record-u-s-corn-yields
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Trend yield expectations for 2019 help set the outlook for corn and soybean supplies. Record yields would add to supply and pressure prices, but the piece is a forward-looking analysis rather than a price shock.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-01-15 | [Record 2025 Corn Yields Had a Big Assist From Summer Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13024-record-2025-corn-yields-had-a-big-assist-from-summer-weather.md) | -0.1% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2017-06-21 | [Brazil’s second-crop corn harvest will be big](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70329-brazil-s-second-crop-corn-harvest-will-be-big.md) | -2.4% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2018-06-22 | [Showers soak much of U.S. Corn Belt; more storms next week](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64382-showers-soak-much-of-u-s-corn-belt-more-storms-next-week.md) | -2.0% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2017-06-07 | [Corn yields still project above trend-line - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70340-corn-yields-still-project-above-trend-line-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.6% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2025-06-25 | [Brazil Farmers to Reap Record Second Corn Crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13488-brazil-farmers-to-reap-record-second-corn-crop.md) | +2.3% | -2.8% |
| SOY | 2018-06-22 | [Showers soak much of U.S. Corn Belt; more storms next week](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64382-showers-soak-much-of-u-s-corn-belt-more-storms-next-week.md) | -2.2% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2017-01-31 | [2017 appears to be similar to record-breaking 2001 - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72926-2017-appears-to-be-similar-to-record-breaking-2001-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.3% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2021-07-31 | [Wheat set for second monthly gain as drought cuts US yields - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46098-wheat-set-for-second-monthly-gain-as-drought-cuts-us-yields-markets-business.md) | +0.5% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/fundamentally-speaking/blog-post/2019/01/30/will-2019-bring-record-u-s-corn

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