{"id":253901,"date":"2026-08-17T16:23:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?post_type=glossary-terms&#038;p=253901"},"modified":"2026-08-18T11:43:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T15:43:02","slug":"crop-yield","status":"publish","type":"glossary-terms","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/glossary-terms\/crop-yield\/","title":{"rendered":"Crop Yield"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ndcdyn.interactivebrokers.com\/mkt\/?src=glossGenAcc&amp;url=%2FUniversal%2FApplication\">Open Account<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crop yield is the mass of crop harvested per unit of farmed land, and it is the standard measure of agricultural productivity. Global average yields for corn, wheat, rice and soybeans, which together supply close to two thirds of human caloric intake, have risen steadily for decades as mechanization, synthetic fertilizer, pesticides, improved breeding and precision agriculture have outpaced any adverse climate effects. Because yields depend on the interaction between climate, technology, farmer behavior, geopolitics and trade rather than on climate alone, forward estimates draw on information dispersed across several fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/exploring-climate-changes-impact-on-global-agriculture-and-food-security\/\">Climate Change\u2019s Impact on Global Agriculture and Food Security<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/commodities\/global-crop-yield-forecast-contracts\/\">Global Crop Yield Forecast Contracts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/ibkr-climate-energy\/when-are-scientific-claims-and-expert-assertions-untrustworthy-and-how-prediction-markets-can-help\/\">When are scientific claims and expert assertions untrustworthy? 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Global average yields for corn, wheat, rice and soybeans, which together supply close to two thirds of human caloric intake, have risen steadily for decades as mechanization, synthetic fertilizer, pesticides, improved breeding and precision agriculture have outpaced any adverse climate effects. 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