# CROP PROGRESS: Corn doing well in Iowa but less so in Illinois, Indian

> The USDA's first nationwide corn condition rating was 65% good to excellent, with Iowa and Michigan strong while Illinois, Indiana and Ohio lagged. Corn planting was 91% complete against a 93% average, and soybean planting was 67% complete.

- Date: 2017-05-31 · published 2017-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71026-crop-progress-corn-doing-well-in-iowa-but-less-so-in-illinois-indian
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Farm Futures models put the national yield near 169 bushels per acre, about 3 below the USDA trend, which points to a tighter corn balance and firmer feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-05-31 | [USDA: Iowa corn mostly good/excellent; Illinois and Indiana fair/good \| Farm Progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70853-usda-iowa-corn-mostly-good-excellent-illinois-and-indiana-fair-good-farm.md) | +1.7% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2018-07-17 | [USDA crop progress: Corn and soybean condition drops again](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63867-usda-crop-progress-corn-and-soybean-condition-drops-again.md) | -0.7% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2023-09-05 | [USDA Crop Progress Report: Corn, Soy Conditions Fall in Week Ended Sept. 3](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13248-usda-crop-progress-report-corn-soy-conditions-fall-in-week-ended-sept-3.md) | +0.9% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2020-01-11 | [Illinois corn, soybean production drops by roughly 20 percent \| Capitol News Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54938-illinois-corn-soybean-production-drops-by-roughly-20-percent-capitol-news.md) | +0.6% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2023-11-16 | [Midwestern corn and soybean crop threatened by climate change \| NPR Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13233-midwestern-corn-and-soybean-crop-threatened-by-climate-change-npr-illinois.md) | +0.0% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2017-05-31 | [USDA: Iowa corn mostly good/excellent; Illinois and Indiana fair/good \| Farm Progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70853-usda-iowa-corn-mostly-good-excellent-illinois-and-indiana-fair-good-farm.md) | +1.2% | -0.2% |
| SOY | 2024-10-22 | [Crop Watch: Iowa corn breaks barriers but Illinois disappoints](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13144-crop-watch-iowa-corn-breaks-barriers-but-illinois-disappoints.md) | -0.7% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2023-12-01 | [2023 Iowa Crop Progress Review, December 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13222-2023-iowa-crop-progress-review-december-2023.md) | -2.3% | -3.7% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/corn-price-updates/crop-progress-corn-doing-well-in-iowa-but-less-so-in-illinois-indiana

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