# Today’s hybrids take on Mother Nature

> Farm Progress reports that Illinois corn averaged a record 201 bushels per acre in 2017 despite a wet April and a dry August. Agronomists credit higher yield potential, earlier planting and better management, and the state harvested more than 2 billion bushels.

- Date: 2018-03-23 · published 2018-03-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65856-today-s-hybrids-take-on-mother-nature
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The record 2017 Illinois crop is already known to the market, so the agronomic explanation has little effect on current corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-01-16 | [Ukraine’s grand grains vision blunted on investment doubts – Customs Today Newspaper](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66840-ukraine-s-grand-grains-vision-blunted-on-investment-doubts-customs-today.md) | +1.1% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2018-10-28 | [Nature, market forces made 2018 tough on Texas grain producers \| Longview News-Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62599-nature-market-forces-made-2018-tough-on-texas-grain-producers-longview-news.md) | +0.1% | -6.3% |
| CORN | 2022-12-30 | [Pig outlook: Lean hog futures bulls take technical control
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38235-pig-outlook-lean-hog-futures-bulls-take-technical-control-the-pig-site.md) | -2.1% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2019-04-26 | [Size of Russian wheat crop takes toll on market - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10961-size-of-russian-wheat-crop-takes-toll-on-market-farmers-weekly.md) | +0.6% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2019-09-24 | [China’s Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Agriculture: In Brief - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56926-china-s-retaliatory-tariffs-on-u-s-agriculture-in-brief-everycrsreport-com.md) | -0.7% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/corn/today-s-hybrids-take-on-mother-nature

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