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Iowa State University's FACTS project uses in-field measurements and crop models to explain how weather, soil and management affected this year's crops. The article is a research commentary on cropping-system analysis and does not report a new production estimate.
The work helps explain yield variability but gives no new supply signal for feed markets, so the price impact is minimal.
farmprogress.comSep 13, 2017After 3,207 past report events, Corn moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.3% to +1.7%), and +0.5% over 20.
After 2,389 past report events, Soybeans moved a median 0.0% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -1.6% to +1.9%), and +0.1% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
