# USDA crop condition ratings useful for projecting yield - Brownfield Ag News

> University of Illinois economist Scott Irwin says USDA weekly corn and soybean condition ratings are useful for projecting yields. He says forecasts become more reliable from mid-June onward.

- Date: 2017-05-26 · published 2017-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70857-usda-crop-condition-ratings-useful-for-projecting-yield-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Condition ratings are an early yield signal that traders will watch more closely as the season progresses, but this commentary alone does not move prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-05-10 | [Wheat down on higher USDA crop projection - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5742-wheat-down-on-higher-usda-crop-projection-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +5.8% | +12.3% |
| CORN | 2020-02-20 | [USDA's acreage, price projections for 2020 - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54627-usda-s-acreage-price-projections-for-2020-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.4% | -7.1% |
| CORN | 2017-09-12 | [USDA raises corn, soybean production, yield estimates - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68802-usda-raises-corn-soybean-production-yield-estimates-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.9% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2017-12-01 | [Ag export projection increased for FY2018 - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67347-ag-export-projection-increased-for-fy2018-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.4% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2017-09-07 | [Brazil expecting record corn production - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68798-brazil-expecting-record-corn-production-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.8% | +3.2% |
| SOY | 2019-05-10 | [Wheat down on higher USDA crop projection - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5742-wheat-down-on-higher-usda-crop-projection-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.9% | +7.0% |
| SOY | 2020-02-20 | [USDA's acreage, price projections for 2020 - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54627-usda-s-acreage-price-projections-for-2020-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.8% | -8.0% |
| SOY | 2017-09-12 | [USDA raises corn, soybean production, yield estimates - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68802-usda-raises-corn-soybean-production-yield-estimates-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.4% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/usda-crop-condition-ratings-useful-projecting-yield/

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