# Corn and soybean production outlook in 2017-18 | Illinois Extension | Illinois

> Illinois Extension outlined the USDA's September 2017 forecast, which raised soybean production to 4.431 billion bushels on a yield of 49.9 bushels per acre. Soybean export forecasts rose 25 million bushels to 2.25 billion, and 2016-17 ending stocks fell to 345 million bushels. December corn futures traded in a narrow $3.53-$3.55 range.

- Date: 2017-09-19 · published 2017-09-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68799-corn-and-soybean-production-outlook-in-2017-18-illinois-extension-illinois
- 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

A larger soybean crop was offset by lower beginning stocks and higher exports, leaving supply only modestly larger and tightening the old-crop balance sheet. Firm export demand supports soybean prices even with a record crop.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-11-14 | [USDA Lowers Corn and Soybean Production Estimates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21885-usda-lowers-corn-and-soybean-production-estimates.md) | -0.8% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2017-07-28 | [Global soybean meal production will be at record high in 2017 - 2018.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70042-global-soybean-meal-production-will-be-at-record-high-in-2017-2018.md) | -4.4% | -5.4% |
| SOY | 2022-05-12 | [Corn, Soybean Production Numbers as Expected in May USDA Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41348-corn-soybean-production-numbers-as-expected-in-may-usda-report.md) | +0.8% | +7.2% |
| SOY | 2019-12-10 | [USDA Leaves Corn and Soybean Production, Supply and Demand Unchanged](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55512-usda-leaves-corn-and-soybean-production-supply-and-demand-unchanged.md) | +2.8% | +4.6% |
| SOY | 2026-09-11 | [September WASDE 2026: Corn, Wheat & Soybean Outlook \| Prospex*Agro](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17405-september-wasde-2026-corn-wheat-and-soybean-outlook-prospex-agro.md) | +0.3% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2017-01-01 | [Corn and Soybean Production Outlook in 2017-18](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72931-corn-and-soybean-production-outlook-in-2017-18.md) | +0.3% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2019-09-12 | [USDA Lowers Corn, Soybean Production and Yield - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9896-usda-lowers-corn-soybean-production-and-yield-proag.md) | +4.8% | +9.0% |
| CORN | 2022-05-12 | [Corn, Soybean Production Numbers as Expected in May USDA Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41348-corn-soybean-production-numbers-as-expected-in-may-usda-report.md) | -0.3% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- extension.illinois.edu: https://extension.illinois.edu/node/21391

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