# Iowa produces second biggest crop in 2017

> NASS data showed Iowa's 2017 corn yield averaged 202 bushels per acre and soybeans 56.5 bushels, the state's second biggest crop ever. Southern Iowa suffered drought and weather losses in several counties.

- Date: 2018-02-26 · published 2018-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66351-iowa-produces-second-biggest-crop-in-2017
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A large Iowa harvest adds to ample US supplies, a bearish factor for feed grain prices, though local losses in southern Iowa were limited.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-02-23 | [Iowa records second largest corn, soybean crop in 2017 \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66349-iowa-records-second-largest-corn-soybean-crop-in-2017-iowa-agribusiness-radio.md) | +1.9% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2017-11-21 | [Iowa harvests its second-largest corn, soybean crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67836-iowa-harvests-its-second-largest-corn-soybean-crops.md) | -1.3% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2017-02-28 | [Record  2016 crop yields in Minnesota and Iowa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72344-record-2016-crop-yields-in-minnesota-and-iowa.md) | +0.9% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2023-03-22 | [Land of Lincoln leads in crop production, yield](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13294-land-of-lincoln-leads-in-crop-production-yield.md) | +1.7% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2017-08-10 | [USDA Forecasts Record-High Soybean Production in 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69299-usda-forecasts-record-high-soybean-production-in-2017.md) | -4.5% | -6.5% |
| SOY | 2018-01-05 | [Brazil's 2017/18 soybean crop seen second-biggest in history - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66832-brazil-s-2017-18-soybean-crop-seen-second-biggest-in-history-agcanada.md) | -2.0% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2018-02-23 | [Iowa records second largest corn, soybean crop in 2017 \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66349-iowa-records-second-largest-corn-soybean-crop-in-2017-iowa-agribusiness-radio.md) | +2.5% | -0.2% |
| SOY | 2017-11-21 | [Iowa harvests its second-largest corn, soybean crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67836-iowa-harvests-its-second-largest-corn-soybean-crops.md) | +0.3% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- kcrg.com: https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Iowa-produces-second-biggest-crop-in-2017-475133753.html

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