w1891 - 5/18/2026 05:58

Funny thing about modern society is the ability to go back and look at the data. Here are the yields from that year.

Aug 2019 estimate: 169.5
Oct 2019: 168.4
Jan 2020: 168
Final(your year later): 167.5

Edit: 2020 is the year you want to use. Just need to make sure there is a major derecho in one of the highest production areas in early August. Then the yield comes down from the Aug estimate.

Summary of USDA numbers. https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/?f%5B0%5D=agency%3A4&f%5B1%5D=status%3A1&... Corn yields on p 43, 44