# Will USDA Increase Corn, Soybean Yields in July WASDE?

> DTN analyst Joel Karlin examines historical changes between USDA's June and July WASDE yield estimates for corn and soybeans. He notes very high crop condition ratings this season and talk of record yields. The piece asks whether exceptionally strong early-July ratings will prompt USDA to raise its yield estimates before the August report.

- Date: 2018-06-29 · published 2018-06-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64380-will-usda-increase-corn-soybean-yields-in-july-wasde
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of higher USDA yields would add to already ample supply expectations, which is bearish for corn and soybean prices and therefore for feed ingredient costs.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-08-12 | [USDA forecasts record high corn, soybean yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51457-usda-forecasts-record-high-corn-soybean-yields.md) | +3.8% | +8.3% |
| CORN | 2023-06-12 | [USDA Increases Corn, Soybean, Wheat Ending Stocks - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35444-usda-increases-corn-soybean-wheat-ending-stocks-proag.md) | +6.8% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2025-08-13 | [USDA crop report: Corn yields soar, soybean prices rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23278-usda-crop-report-corn-yields-soar-soybean-prices-rise.md) | +1.4% | +6.1% |
| CORN | 2024-01-17 | [2023 Corn and Soybean Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13212-2023-corn-and-soybean-yields.md) | +0.2% | -4.9% |
| CORN | 2021-10-12 | [USDA officials increase soybean, corn yield estimates \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44382-usda-officials-increase-soybean-corn-yield-estimates-agri-pulse-communications.md) | +0.0% | +9.0% |
| SOY | 2018-07-13 | [WASDE Review July 2018 : Soybean / Wheat / Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64002-wasde-review-july-2018-soybean-wheat-corn.md) | +1.9% | +7.0% |
| SOY | 2020-08-12 | [USDA forecasts record high corn, soybean yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51457-usda-forecasts-record-high-corn-soybean-yields.md) | +3.9% | +11.6% |
| SOY | 2023-06-12 | [USDA Increases Corn, Soybean, Wheat Ending Stocks - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35444-usda-increases-corn-soybean-wheat-ending-stocks-proag.md) | +5.8% | +9.7% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/fundamentally-speaking/blog-post/2018/06/29/will-usda-increase-corn-soybean-july

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