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Harvesting Profits: The Role of Yield in Economic Resilience
Data shows consistent investments in quality herbicides and fungicides can pay off, even in a down market.
June 2025
| BY BY SYNGENTA THRIVE
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Bloomberg Grains Subindex
⬇️Down 17% in 2024 (lowest since 2020)
⬇️Down 17% in 2024 (lowest since 2020)
Falling commodity futures
- 🌽 Corn (ZCK25) down ~40% from 2022 and ~46% from period high (4/25/22)
- 🌱 Soybeans (ZSK25) down ~40% from 2022 and 44% from period high (6/6/22)
📖Historically, the best move is to invest consistently for better ROI:
- Since 1957, the S&P 500 index has maintained an average annual return of over 10% despite many financial and global crises during that period.
Protecting your bottom line
Investing in high-performing crop protection products with proven yield bumps gives you the best shot at improving your outcomes:
Investing in high-performing crop protection products with proven yield bumps gives you the best shot at improving your outcomes:
- From 2014 – 2019, an average increase in corn productivity of only 10% made the difference between making a profit or not.*
Let's do the math...
Trivapro® corn fungicide can deliver +14 bu/A1 on average over untreated fields.
- At a commodity price of $4.52/bu, that means +$6,328 of extra potential revenue per 100 acres applied!
Tendovo® soybean herbicide can provide +4-5 bu/A2 over competitive products.
- At a commodity price of $10.12/bu, that means +$5,060 of extra potential revenue per 100 acres applied!
Set your operation up for success by choosing premium products with proven yield bumps — because Better Yield is the Better Deal™. See how much you can boost your ROI potential by using our revenue calculator!
*According to an economic analysis from Purdue University.
1 Trivapro fungicide yield advantage based on 368 non-replicated strip trials in AR IA IL IN KS MN MO NE SD and WI from 2016 – 2020. Application rates and timing: 13.7 fl. oz/A Trivapro applied at VT to R1 corn.
2 Tendovo herbicide yield advantage range based on 2020 university trials (HSM050ABC4): IL AR MI OH MO.
1 Trivapro fungicide yield advantage based on 368 non-replicated strip trials in AR IA IL IN KS MN MO NE SD and WI from 2016 – 2020. Application rates and timing: 13.7 fl. oz/A Trivapro applied at VT to R1 corn.
2 Tendovo herbicide yield advantage range based on 2020 university trials (HSM050ABC4): IL AR MI OH MO.
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