# Raising record breakers

> Prairie Farmer reviews Illinois yield trends, noting record production and high average yields in recent years. Agronomists cite early planting, favorable weather and efficient nitrogen use as drivers and advise farmers to focus on long-term yield limits for 2018.

- Date: 2018-04-12 · published 2018-04-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Illinois, US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65366-raising-record-breakers
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

This is a background agronomy feature with no new supply information. It has little direct effect on prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-06-30 | [Canadian farmers seed record canola acres: StatCan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18841-canadian-farmers-seed-record-canola-acres-statcan.md) | +4.1% | +8.4% |
| CORN | 2025-03-14 | [Brazil raises record crop forecast despite drought in Rio Grande do Sul](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13508-brazil-raises-record-crop-forecast-despite-drought-in-rio-grande-do-sul.md) | +6.8% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2022-04-17 | [French soft wheat crop rating stable - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41779-french-soft-wheat-crop-rating-stable-markets-business-recorder.md) | +2.1% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2021-02-20 | [GLOBAL COMMODITY MARKET – This could be a very fruitful and record-breaking year! – Lider Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48735-global-commodity-market-this-could-be-a-very-fruitful-and-record-breaking-year.md) | +1.6% | -3.4% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2018-07-30 | [U.S. Soybeans Setting Pods at Record Pace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63871-u-s-soybeans-setting-pods-at-record-pace.md) | +1.8% | -3.3% |
| SOY | 2026-06-30 | [Canadian farmers seed record canola acres: StatCan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18841-canadian-farmers-seed-record-canola-acres-statcan.md) | +7.2% | +11.8% |
| SOY | 2018-03-09 | [Record 2017 corn yields in Minnesota](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65854-record-2017-corn-yields-in-minnesota.md) | -1.2% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/raising-record-breakers

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