# Iowa achieves high yields despite drought

> Final USDA data show Iowa's 2017 corn yield averaged 202 bushels per acre, just below 2016, despite a dry June and July. Soybean yields averaged 56.5 bushels per acre. Deep subsoil moisture helped many farms beat expectations.

- Date: 2018-01-26 · published 2018-01-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Iowa, US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66842-iowa-achieves-high-yields-despite-drought
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong yields despite drought show the U.S. crop is resilient, which keeps corn and soymeal supplies comfortable and caps price upside.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-11-14 | [Yields Better than Expected Despite Drought in Many Counties - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13234-yields-better-than-expected-despite-drought-in-many-counties-morning-ag-clips.md) | -0.7% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2022-07-01 | [Despite Drought Brazil On Track to Harvest Record Safrinha Corn Crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13714-despite-drought-brazil-on-track-to-harvest-record-safrinha-corn-crop.md) | +3.4% | -13.7% |
| CORN | 2024-09-30 | [Crop Watch: Soybean yields rise despite late-season dryness -Braun](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13152-crop-watch-soybean-yields-rise-despite-late-season-dryness-braun.md) | +1.0% | -0.6% |
| 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 | 2021-09-14 | [Reduced drought conditions improve corn, soybean yields \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44907-reduced-drought-conditions-improve-corn-soybean-yields-feed-strategy.md) | -1.4% | +0.3% |
| SOY | 2022-12-14 | [Plan on 2023 being best crop ever, Minnesota scientist says looking at yields despite drought - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13315-plan-on-2023-being-best-crop-ever-minnesota-scientist-says-looking-at-yields.md) | -0.1% | +3.4% |
| SOY | 2019-04-08 | [Iowa’s 2018 yields beat the odds \| Farm Progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59442-iowa-s-2018-yields-beat-the-odds-farm-progress.md) | -0.4% | -9.1% |
| SOY | 2020-03-11 | [Increases in Soybean Acreage, Output & Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53975-increases-in-soybean-acreage-output-and-yields.md) | -5.6% | -2.1% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/iowa-achieves-high-yields-despite-drought

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