# High soybean yields still attainable - Brownfield Ag News

> An University of Minnesota extension agronomist says high soybean yields are still attainable for Midwestern farmers finishing planting. Soybeans can still reach 90 to 95 percent of top-end yield through mid-May, but yield potential then declines about half a percent per day until June 1.

- Date: 2018-05-21 · published 2018-05-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64873-high-soybean-yields-still-attainable-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Yield potential slipping after mid-May is a modest supply concern that can support soybean prices if planting delays persist. The effect is gradual and mostly priced in.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-12-11 | [South Dakota soybean yield champ pays close attention to whole farm - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67342-south-dakota-soybean-yield-champ-pays-close-attention-to-whole-farm-brownfield.md) | -2.3% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2018-03-16 | [Argentine soybean losses likely priced in - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10382-argentine-soybean-losses-likely-priced-in-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.1% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2023-08-15 | [Soybeans down despite dry weather concerns - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5617-soybeans-down-despite-dry-weather-concerns-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.5% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2018-11-01 | [Missouri yields vary widely from field to field - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61894-missouri-yields-vary-widely-from-field-to-field-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.4% | +5.8% |
| SOY | 2017-12-04 | [Minnesota soybean agronomist will remember 2017 weather extremes - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67338-minnesota-soybean-agronomist-will-remember-2017-weather-extremes-brownfield-ag.md) | -0.5% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/high-soybean-yields-still-attainable/

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