# Spotty Corn and Soybean Yields | Red River Farm Network

> Red River Valley harvest results are spotty: soybeans average around normal but range from 30 to 50 bpa depending on moisture. Early corn yields range from 135 to 155 bpa on lighter soils to near 200 bpa where moisture stress was absent.

- Date: 2018-09-27 · published 2018-09-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62878-spotty-corn-and-soybean-yields-red-river-farm-network
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Regional variability in northern Plains yields adds little to national supply concerns given record expectations, so prices see minimal effect.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-01-12 | [Drought Took the Top End Off Corn and Soybean Yields \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13390-drought-took-the-top-end-off-corn-and-soybean-yields-red-river-farm-network.md) | -2.6% | +3.6% |
| CORN | 2026-04-12 | [Brazil Soybean Harvest Nears Completion \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13442-brazil-soybean-harvest-nears-completion-red-river-farm-network.md) | +1.7% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2018-09-04 | [RRFN Announces Final Crop Tour Results \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62879-rrfn-announces-final-crop-tour-results-red-river-farm-network.md) | +0.5% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2023-02-17 | [High Yield with Less Rainfall: Corn and Soybean in Illinois in 2022 - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13296-high-yield-with-less-rainfall-corn-and-soybean-in-illinois-in-2022-farmdoc.md) | -1.6% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2023-02-01 | [Contrasting impacts of dry versus humid heat on US corn and soybean yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13304-contrasting-impacts-of-dry-versus-humid-heat-on-us-corn-and-soybean-yields.md) | +1.2% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2022-01-12 | [Drought Took the Top End Off Corn and Soybean Yields \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13390-drought-took-the-top-end-off-corn-and-soybean-yields-red-river-farm-network.md) | +1.1% | +15.8% |
| SOY | 2019-12-26 | [Brazil Corn and Soybeans Developing Nicely \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55420-brazil-corn-and-soybeans-developing-nicely-red-river-farm-network.md) | +0.8% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2026-04-12 | [Brazil Soybean Harvest Nears Completion \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13442-brazil-soybean-harvest-nears-completion-red-river-farm-network.md) | -0.7% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- rrfn.com: https://www.rrfn.com/2018/09/27/spotty-corn-and-soybean-yields/

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