# AgroPages-Strategic management boosts sorghum yield-Agricultural news

> Commodity futures fell sharply in the week after the USDA's 10 August production report, which raised the US soybean crop to a record 4.38 billion bushels. November soybeans lost as much as 52 cents, and corn futures fell 23 cents a bushel. The article focuses on Arkansas figures.

- Date: 2017-08-03 · published 2017-08-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69515-agropages-strategic-management-boosts-sorghum-yield-agricultural-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

A larger US crop forecast lowers expected feed grain and soymeal prices, shifting feed costs lower for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-06-07 | [Have the markets found a bottom? - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9493-have-the-markets-found-a-bottom-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news-farming.md) | -0.3% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2024-02-29 | [Upper Midwest producers see solid crop yields in 2023 - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13207-upper-midwest-producers-see-solid-crop-yields-in-2023-agweek-1-source-for.md) | +3.7% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2017-03-06 | [USDA releases new crop estimates for major crops - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71835-usda-releases-new-crop-estimates-for-major-crops-agweek-1-source-for.md) | -3.8% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2018-08-01 | [Purdue Experts Analyze Agricultural Market in Light of Tariffs and Record Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63419-purdue-experts-analyze-agricultural-market-in-light-of-tariffs-and-record-yields.md) | +7.9% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2017-03-03 | [Agricultural Policy Analysis Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72027-agricultural-policy-analysis-center.md) | -3.2% | -2.8% |
| SOY | 2019-10-10 | [AgroPages-Bad to worse: USDA projects lower Argentina’s soybean exports due to a weak Chinese demand-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56412-agropages-bad-to-worse-usda-projects-lower-argentina-s-soybean-exports-due-to-a.md) | +0.5% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2021-01-07 | [Sorghum, soybean exports hit marketing year lows - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49206-sorghum-soybean-exports-hit-marketing-year-lows-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.4% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2022-07-12 | [Demand for US soybeans seen falling with strong South American yields - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40516-demand-for-us-soybeans-seen-falling-with-strong-south-american-yields-agweek-1.md) | -8.8% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- news.agropages.com: https://news.agropages.com/News/NewsDetail---23184.htm

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