SOYBEAN YIELD POTENTIAL 180


Corn Yield Soybean Yield


135 90 45 0 1875 1900 1925 1950 Year 1975 2000 2025 Source: USDA


“In a lot of cases we get good yielding corn and then the soybeans are sold short. We need to think about soybeans in a first point of view and not necessarily as a secondary crop.”


- Dr. Shaun Casteel, Assistant Professor of Agronomy, Purdue University


The genetic yield potential for soybeans is high, but they have not been as intensely managed as corn.


Yield (bu/acre)


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