# Soybean Marketing: Preparing for the August WASDE Report | CropWatch | Nebraska

> A University of Nebraska CropWatch article previews the August WASDE report, the first USDA estimate of US soybean and corn yields for 2017. It notes that soybean prices historically decline and become more volatile after the report, and it presents Chicago soybean carry spreads from early July.

- Date: 2017-07-18 · published 2017-07-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69986-soybean-marketing-preparing-for-the-august-wasde-report-cropwatch-nebraska
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The August WASDE is the first official yield estimate and historically pressures soybean prices, so buyers should weigh forward pricing and storage decisions ahead of it.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-08-11 | [August WASDE cuts export expectations for corn, soybeans and wheat - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12249-august-wasde-cuts-export-expectations-for-corn-soybeans-and-wheat-agweek-1.md) | -5.3% | -4.4% |
| SOY | 2021-05-12 | [May WASDE report gives first look at new crop outlook - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47042-may-wasde-report-gives-first-look-at-new-crop-outlook-agweek-1-source-for.md) | -3.9% | -4.6% |
| SOY | 2020-05-12 | [WASDE report shows new crop ending stocks shrinking, corn stocks rising - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53058-wasde-report-shows-new-crop-ending-stocks-shrinking-corn-stocks-rising-agweek-1.md) | -0.9% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2020-01-10 | [Grain markets fall on WASDE, Crop Production Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55018-grain-markets-fall-on-wasde-crop-production-reports.md) | -1.0% | -5.5% |
| SOY | 2019-11-17 | [November WASDE report shows bearish for corn; neutral for soybeans - Messenger News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56022-november-wasde-report-shows-bearish-for-corn-neutral-for-soybeans-messenger-news.md) | -2.3% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2021-05-12 | [May WASDE report gives first look at new crop outlook - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47042-may-wasde-report-gives-first-look-at-new-crop-outlook-agweek-1-source-for.md) | -7.8% | -3.3% |
| CORN | 2019-01-01 | [Market Reaction to USDA’s August Corn Crop Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60954-market-reaction-to-usda-s-august-corn-crop-reports.md) | +1.4% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2024-08-13 | [August WASDE, Crop Production Reports Buoy Expectations for Large Crops \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10467-august-wasde-crop-production-reports-buoy-expectations-for-large-crops-farm.md) | -1.2% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- cropwatch.unl.edu: https://cropwatch.unl.edu/2017/soybean-marketing-preparing-august-wasde-report/

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