# Evaluating this year’s cropping systems

> 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.

- Date: 2017-09-13 · published 2017-09-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68804-evaluating-this-year-s-cropping-systems
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The work helps explain yield variability but gives no new supply signal for feed markets, so the price impact is minimal.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| CORN | 2024-09-27 | [Horizons: New Crop Marketing Year, New Grain Export Potential - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16509-horizons-new-crop-marketing-year-new-grain-export-potential-the-waterways.md) | +2.2% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2025-02-28 | [Prices face pressure as larger U.S. crops expected this year \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26080-prices-face-pressure-as-larger-u-s-crops-expected-this-year-the-western-producer.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2024-09-27 | [Horizons: New Crop Marketing Year, New Grain Export Potential - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16509-horizons-new-crop-marketing-year-new-grain-export-potential-the-waterways.md) | +0.5% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2018-08-20 | [What to watch for on this week's Midwest Crop Tour: Braun](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63394-what-to-watch-for-on-this-week-s-midwest-crop-tour-braun.md) | -4.5% | -6.6% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/evaluating-this-year-s-cropping-systems

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