# Crop conditions suggest above-trend yields - High Plains Journal

> The American Farm Bureau analysis says U.S. corn crop ratings were 71% good-to-excellent in early August, above the five-year average of 68%. Analysts expect corn yields to exceed USDA's 174 bushels per acre projection, based on the historical link between crop ratings and yield deviations.

- Date: 2018-08-28 · published 2018-08-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63393-crop-conditions-suggest-above-trend-yields-high-plains-journal
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of above-trend yields point to larger supplies of corn and soybeans, which typically weighs on feed grain and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-11-17 | [Fall harvest has shown more potential compared to a year ago  - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13232-fall-harvest-has-shown-more-potential-compared-to-a-year-ago-high-plains-journal.md) | -1.2% | +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 | 2025-05-30 | [Barley prices rise amid dry Aussie conditions \| Stock Journal \| SA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24733-barley-prices-rise-amid-dry-aussie-conditions-stock-journal-sa.md) | -0.3% | -4.7% |
| CORN | 2024-12-08 | [Surprising yields, impressive genetics and an early harvest in 2024 – Ohio Ag Net \| Ohio's Country Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13132-surprising-yields-impressive-genetics-and-an-early-harvest-in-2024-ohio-ag-net.md) | +1.9% | +6.3% |
| CORN | 2023-07-18 | [Crop Watch: Conditions improve again on mild weather, though dryness eyed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13262-crop-watch-conditions-improve-again-on-mild-weather-though-dryness-eyed.md) | +18.0% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2023-07-18 | [Crop Watch: Conditions improve again on mild weather, though dryness eyed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13262-crop-watch-conditions-improve-again-on-mild-weather-though-dryness-eyed.md) | +2.6% | -6.3% |
| SOY | 2017-04-10 | [Predictions of a mild, wet summer could mean higher yields for Missouri farmers \| STLPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71339-predictions-of-a-mild-wet-summer-could-mean-higher-yields-for-missouri-farmers.md) | +1.2% | +1.5% |
| SOY | 2026-06-27 | [Growing conditions pressure crop prices in Ontario, U.S. Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11705-growing-conditions-pressure-crop-prices-in-ontario-u-s-midwest.md) | +5.0% | +7.3% |

## Sources

- hpj.com: https://hpj.com/2018/08/28/crop-conditions-suggest-above-trend-yields/

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