# Record  2016 crop yields in Minnesota and Iowa

> USDA's NASS released county-level 2016 yield estimates showing record corn yields of 193 bushels per acre in Minnesota and record soybean yields of 52.5 bushels per acre. Iowa and other Upper Midwest states also posted record yields, and Minnesota corn production was about 1.54 billion bushels.

- Date: 2017-02-28 · published 2017-02-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72344-record-2016-crop-yields-in-minnesota-and-iowa
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Record old-crop yields add to available supply and weigh on feed grain and soybean prices, though most of the effect is already reflected in the market.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-08-10 | [USDA Sees Record Corn Yield in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63480-usda-sees-record-corn-yield-in-2018.md) | -7.5% | -9.1% |
| CORN | 2016-12-06 | [Record yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73328-record-yields.md) | +1.5% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2022-01-18 | [These 13 States Had Record Corn and Soybean Yields in 2021 - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13393-these-13-states-had-record-corn-and-soybean-yields-in-2021-agweb.md) | +2.5% | +9.1% |
| CORN | 2026-02-03 | [Record US Corn Crop Based on Yield, Acreage](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13020-record-us-corn-crop-based-on-yield-acreage.md) | +0.6% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2018-02-23 | [Iowa records second largest corn, soybean crop in 2017 \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66349-iowa-records-second-largest-corn-soybean-crop-in-2017-iowa-agribusiness-radio.md) | +1.9% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2018-08-10 | [USDA Sees Record Corn Yield in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63480-usda-sees-record-corn-yield-in-2018.md) | -0.3% | -6.3% |
| SOY | 2016-12-06 | [Record yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73328-record-yields.md) | -1.2% | -3.6% |
| SOY | 2022-01-18 | [These 13 States Had Record Corn and Soybean Yields in 2021 - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13393-these-13-states-had-record-corn-and-soybean-yields-in-2021-agweb.md) | +3.4% | +15.7% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/record-2016-crop-yields-in-minnesota-and-iowa

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