The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between weather, technology, and corn and soybean yields … in the U.S. Corn Belt. Corn and soybean yields, monthly temperature, and monthly precipitation observations were … 89% of the variation in corn and soybean yields for each state, respectively. This research provided strong evidence that …

process over time. Month-to-month changes in corn and soybean production forecasts from 1970 through 2005 indicated little … average, USDA corn production forecasts were more accurate than private market forecasts over 1970-2005, with the exception of … soybeans about equal to or smaller than private market errors. USDA corn production forecasts had the largest impact on corn …

This report explores export competitiveness for soybeans and corn in Argentina, Brazil, and the United States by … the world's leading corn and soybean exporters and how changes in these factors affect their competitive position …

We conduct an econometric analysis of the factors influencing U.S. corn and soybean yields using U.S. county level data … dollars per bushel would enhance corn yield by 3.95 to 5.63 bushels per acre and soybean yield by 0.11 to 0.14 bushels per … acre, which on average implies an own price elasticity of corn ranging from 0.107 to 0.152 and an own price elasticity of …