# 2016 Corn Yields, % of Trend 2017

> DTN analysis of the USDA annual crop production report shows 2016 US corn production fell 78 million bushels from November's estimate, with yield cut 0.7 bu/acre to 174.6, still a record. Iowa averaged 203 bu/acre and Pennsylvania was hit hardest by drought.

- Date: 2017-01-17 · published 2017-01-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72841-2016-corn-yields-of-trend-2017
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A downward revision from November modestly tightens the corn balance sheet, but record production overall keeps supplies ample and limits upward price pressure.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-03-09 | [Record 2017 corn yields in Minnesota](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65854-record-2017-corn-yields-in-minnesota.md) | +1.9% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2017-03-17 | [2016 corn and soy yields in perspective - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71832-2016-corn-and-soy-yields-in-perspective-morning-ag-clips.md) | -1.8% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2024-03-19 | [The Curious Case of US Corn Yields in 2023 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13198-the-curious-case-of-us-corn-yields-in-2023-farmdoc-daily.md) | -1.1% | -6.2% |
| CORN | 2022-12-14 | [Corn and Soybean Yields in 2022 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13311-corn-and-soybean-yields-in-2022-farmdoc-daily.md) | +0.8% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2026-09-11 | [DTN Yield Models Trend Slightly Down for Corn, Up for Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12960-dtn-yield-models-trend-slightly-down-for-corn-up-for-soybeans.md) | +2.5% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/fundamentally-speaking/blog-post/2017/01/17/2016-corn-yields-trend-2017

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