# Soybean yields not increasing relative to corn yields - Brownfield Ag News

> A University of Illinois study finds that soybean-to-corn yield ratios have been stable or declining in Midwest states since 1972. Declines are most pronounced in the Western Corn Belt, including Iowa, Minnesota, and the Dakotas.

- Date: 2018-05-11 · published 2018-05-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64876-soybean-yields-not-increasing-relative-to-corn-yields-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A flat or falling soybean-to-corn yield ratio affects the relative profitability of planting decisions and the long-run balance between soybean and corn supply. The study has no immediate price impact.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-05-13 | [USDA increases soybean product ending stocks estimates - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47160-usda-increases-soybean-product-ending-stocks-estimates-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -7.4% | -7.0% |
| SOY | 2020-09-15 | [Soybeans give back some gains - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9338-soybeans-give-back-some-gains-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.3% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2025-01-02 | [Corn grind, soybean crush down on month, up on year - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26614-corn-grind-soybean-crush-down-on-month-up-on-year-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.1% | +4.6% |
| SOY | 2020-01-10 | [USDA 2019 corn, soybean totals show weather effects - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54932-usda-2019-corn-soybean-totals-show-weather-effects-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.0% | -5.5% |
| SOY | 2024-04-23 | [Yields of Top Soybean States Relative to US Total Yield](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13191-yields-of-top-soybean-states-relative-to-us-total-yield.md) | -0.0% | +7.5% |
| CORN | 2019-06-28 | [Soybean stocks at record levels - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58538-soybean-stocks-at-record-levels-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.0% | -4.5% |
| CORN | 2020-09-15 | [Soybeans give back some gains - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9338-soybeans-give-back-some-gains-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.3% | +6.5% |
| CORN | 2025-01-02 | [Corn grind, soybean crush down on month, up on year - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26614-corn-grind-soybean-crush-down-on-month-up-on-year-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.5% | +5.7% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/soybean-yields-not-increasing-relative-to-corn-yields/

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