# The Outlook for U.S. Agriculture (speech)

> USDA Chief Economist Robert Johansson delivered the opening speech at the 2017 Agricultural Outlook Forum, thanking speakers and previewing the year's agricultural and trade issues. The text is largely introductory and gives no specific new figures.

- Date: 2017-01-01 · published 2017-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72980-the-outlook-for-u-s-agriculture-speech
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The speech sets the tone for USDA's 2017 outlook but contains no concrete supply or demand change, so it has little direct price impact.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-11-23 | [Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade - WITA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50016-outlook-for-u-s-agricultural-trade-wita.md) | -1.2% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2022-06-13 | [June Corn & Soybean Outlook Update - Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40932-june-corn-and-soybean-outlook-update-purdue-center-for-commercial-agriculture.md) | -1.5% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2023-03-13 | [USDA's outlook for 2023 - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36799-usda-s-outlook-for-2023-morning-ag-clips.md) | +0.8% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2024-01-16 | [Bumper corn harvest dampens price outlook \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32178-bumper-corn-harvest-dampens-price-outlook-agriculture-dive.md) | -0.4% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2024-01-08 | [Unpacking the agriculture market's 2023 performance and forecasting 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11087-unpacking-the-agriculture-market-s-2023-performance-and-forecasting-2024.md) | -2.2% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2020-11-23 | [Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade - WITA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50016-outlook-for-u-s-agricultural-trade-wita.md) | -1.1% | +5.3% |
| SOY | 2018-11-29 | [Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade: November 2018 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61931-outlook-for-u-s-agricultural-trade-november-2018-economic-research-service.md) | +2.1% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2022-06-13 | [June Corn & Soybean Outlook Update - Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40932-june-corn-and-soybean-outlook-update-purdue-center-for-commercial-agriculture.md) | -2.5% | -8.8% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.260523

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