# Goodbye, 2017

> Prairie Farmer looks back at 2017, a season marked by floods, drought, dicamba injury and Japanese beetles. Despite the difficulties, yields were pleasantly surprising in many areas. USDA's November forecast put Illinois corn at 198 bpa and soybeans at 58 bpa.

- Date: 2017-12-14 · published 2017-12-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67341-goodbye-2017
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Illinois yields near record levels, with large projected production, support a bearish outlook for corn and soybeans. Feed buyers should expect ample supply.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-21 | [Daily market wire 22 March 2017 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10723-daily-market-wire-22-march-2017-grain-central.md) | -1.1% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2017-12-15 | [2017 Ag review: Crop production and weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67335-2017-ag-review-crop-production-and-weather.md) | +2.7% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2023-04-13 | [2022/23 Safrinha Corn in Brazil Benefiting From Good Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13653-2022-23-safrinha-corn-in-brazil-benefiting-from-good-weather.md) | -0.2% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2024-07-31 | [Corn Prices: Where Good News is Bad News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29301-corn-prices-where-good-news-is-bad-news.md) | -0.2% | -4.2% |
| CORN | 2017-12-15 | [Monsoon rains finally begin in Brazil \| World-grain.com \| December 15, 2017 20:55 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67329-monsoon-rains-finally-begin-in-brazil-world-grain-com-december-15-2017-20-55.md) | +2.7% | +2.5% |
| SOY | 2017-12-15 | [2017 Ag review: Crop production and weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67335-2017-ag-review-crop-production-and-weather.md) | -2.0% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2017-12-15 | [Monsoon rains finally begin in Brazil \| World-grain.com \| December 15, 2017 20:55 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67329-monsoon-rains-finally-begin-in-brazil-world-grain-com-december-15-2017-20-55.md) | -2.0% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2018-06-15 | [Illinois Corn and Soybeans in Good Shape So Far](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64383-illinois-corn-and-soybeans-in-good-shape-so-far.md) | -5.0% | -12.2% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/goodbye-2017

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