Climate-linked yield changes projected to vary by region and by crop

U.S. map graphic showing projected changes in corn and soybean yields from 2016 through 2036.

A recent study by USDA’s Economic Research Service modeled how climate change might affect future corn and soybean yields through the middle of the next decade. U.S. corn yields were estimated to increase, but soybean yields were projected to decrease.


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