# Large Corn and Soybean Yield Forecasts Hurt Price Prospects

> The USDA August crop production report projected U.S. corn at 178.4 bushels per acre and soybeans at 51.6 bushels per acre, both above expectations. The larger forecasts add to supply prospects for the 2018 crops.

- Date: 2018-01-01 · published 2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67026-large-corn-and-soybean-yield-forecasts-hurt-price-prospects
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Larger-than-expected yield forecasts raise expected U.S. corn and soybean supplies, which weighs on futures and lowers feed ingredient costs.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-04-04 | [Corn and soybean prices extend losses on oversupply forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30757-corn-and-soybean-prices-extend-losses-on-oversupply-forecasts.md) | -1.5% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2020-08-12 | [USDA forecasts record high corn, soybean yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51457-usda-forecasts-record-high-corn-soybean-yields.md) | +3.9% | +11.6% |
| SOY | 2021-02-19 | [Outlook Forecasts Larger Corn, Soybean Crops for 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48482-outlook-forecasts-larger-corn-soybean-crops-for-2021.md) | +2.3% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2023-04-11 | [USDA Forecasts Steady U.S. Corn and Soybean Supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36342-usda-forecasts-steady-u-s-corn-and-soybean-supplies.md) | +2.0% | -1.2% |
| SOY | 2025-02-27 | [USDA Forecasts Record Corn Crop, Larger Soybean Crop for 2025-26](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13114-usda-forecasts-record-corn-crop-larger-soybean-crop-for-2025-26.md) | -2.6% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2025-09-18 | [USDA lowers corn, soybean yield forecasts – AgriNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13055-usda-lowers-corn-soybean-yield-forecasts-agrinews.md) | -0.6% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2024-04-04 | [Corn and soybean prices extend losses on oversupply forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30757-corn-and-soybean-prices-extend-losses-on-oversupply-forecasts.md) | -1.0% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2020-08-12 | [USDA forecasts record high corn, soybean yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51457-usda-forecasts-record-high-corn-soybean-yields.md) | +3.8% | +8.3% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.282944

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