# Corn and Soybean Production Up in 2016, USDA Reports

> USDA's NASS Crop Production 2016 Summary reported record corn yield of 174.6 bu/acre and 15.1 billion bushels, up 11%. Soybean production hit a record 4.31 billion bushels with a record 52.1 bu/acre yield, while sorghum output fell 20% to 480 million bushels.

- Date: 2017-01-12 · published 2017-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72836-corn-and-soybean-production-up-in-2016-usda-reports
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Record US corn and soybean supplies point to ample feed grain availability and downward pressure on prices, while lower sorghum output could support sorghum values.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-11-09 | [November USDA Report Increases Corn and Soybean Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38642-november-usda-report-increases-corn-and-soybean-production.md) | +1.6% | -5.7% |
| CORN | 2025-09-12 | [USDA Ups Corn and Soybean Production Estimates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22795-usda-ups-corn-and-soybean-production-estimates.md) | +5.1% | +3.6% |
| CORN | 2018-01-12 | [Corn Yield and Soybean Production Up in 2017, USDA Reports - Winter Wheat Seedings and Grain Stocks also reported](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66841-corn-yield-and-soybean-production-up-in-2017-usda-reports-winter-wheat-seedings.md) | +1.7% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2017-08-10 | [USDA Forecasts Record-High Soybean Production in 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69299-usda-forecasts-record-high-soybean-production-in-2017.md) | -4.5% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 2025-11-14 | [USDA Lowers Corn and Soybean Production Estimates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21885-usda-lowers-corn-and-soybean-production-estimates.md) | -0.8% | -0.3% |
| SOY | 2022-11-09 | [November USDA Report Increases Corn and Soybean Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38642-november-usda-report-increases-corn-and-soybean-production.md) | +0.9% | +1.9% |
| SOY | 2022-08-12 | [USDA Lowers Corn Production, Increases Soybean Production in August Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39956-usda-lowers-corn-production-increases-soybean-production-in-august-reports.md) | -12.5% | -12.9% |
| SOY | 2018-07-12 | [USDA Bumps Corn and Soybean Production, Drops Soybean Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63997-usda-bumps-corn-and-soybean-production-drops-soybean-exports.md) | +1.5% | +7.7% |

## Sources

- nass.usda.gov: https://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/archive/2017/01_12_2017.php

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