# Feedback From The Field - August 14, 2017

> Farm Futures' field survey finds growers expect yields well below USDA's August forecasts, with median corn at 157 bu/acre and soybeans at 45 bu/acre. Growers cite uneven stands, wet springs followed by dry conditions, and July dryness in Kansas.

- Date: 2017-08-14 · published 2017-08-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69302-feedback-from-the-field-august-14-2017
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

If harvested yields fall short of USDA's 169.5 bu/acre corn forecast, later USDA cuts could tighten supplies and lift feed grain and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-10-14 | [Feedback From The Field - Oct. 14, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56415-feedback-from-the-field-oct-14-2019.md) | -0.5% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2017-11-20 | [Feedback From The Field - Nov. 20, 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67834-feedback-from-the-field-nov-20-2017.md) | -0.8% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2017-11-27 | [Feedback From The Field - Nov. 27, 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67833-feedback-from-the-field-nov-27-2017.md) | +0.6% | +6.3% |
| CORN | 2017-09-25 | [Feedback From The Field - Sept. 25, 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68801-feedback-from-the-field-sept-25-2017.md) | +0.1% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2018-07-12 | [Feedback From The Field - July 12, 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63872-feedback-from-the-field-july-12-2018.md) | +2.9% | +12.0% |
| SOY | 2017-11-27 | [Feedback From The Field - Nov. 27, 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67833-feedback-from-the-field-nov-27-2017.md) | +0.1% | -4.4% |
| SOY | 2017-09-25 | [Feedback From The Field - Sept. 25, 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68801-feedback-from-the-field-sept-25-2017.md) | -1.6% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2020-08-27 | [August Field Roundup](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51452-august-field-roundup.md) | +4.7% | +8.8% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/feedback-from-the-field-august-14-2017

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