# Record El Niño Behind Historic Rains Stalling Harvest Across the U.S. - AgWeb

> Record September rainfall stalled harvest from Nebraska to Ohio, with Lincoln, Nebraska setting a daily precipitation record of 10.4 inches. Iowa recorded its wettest September on record, and some areas of the Corn Belt received more than 30 inches of combined August and September rain. Nutrien's Eric Snodgrass says the El Niño pattern is still strengthening and has not yet peaked.

- Date: 2026-10-02 · published 2026-10-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12955-record-el-nino-behind-historic-rains-stalling-harvest-across-the-u-s-agweb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Excess rain delays harvest, raises quality risks and may reduce yields in key Corn Belt states, supporting corn and soybean prices. The strengthening El Niño adds uncertainty for the winter outlook.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-08-10 | [El Niño's Growing Threat: A Slower Harvest at Home, A Bigger Problem in Brazil - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17833-el-nino-s-growing-threat-a-slower-harvest-at-home-a-bigger-problem-in-brazil.md) | +3.0% | +11.1% |
| CORN | 2023-05-24 | [The U.S. Now Has a Nearly 90% Chance of Seeing El Niño This Summer - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13279-the-u-s-now-has-a-nearly-90-chance-of-seeing-el-nino-this-summer-agweb.md) | -3.4% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2022-10-21 | [Unease ahead of 2023 grain harvest as record U.S. dryness spreads](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13320-unease-ahead-of-2023-grain-harvest-as-record-u-s-dryness-spreads.md) | -0.9% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2026-10-01 | [Historic El Niño puts Brazil crops at risk as Argentina gains a weather edge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13420-historic-el-nino-puts-brazil-crops-at-risk-as-argentina-gains-a-weather-edge.md) | -1.2% | -6.7% |
| CORN | 2018-01-26 | [Daily rains slow Brazil’s early bean harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66830-daily-rains-slow-brazil-s-early-bean-harvest.md) | +0.3% | +1.2% |
| SOY | 2023-05-24 | [The U.S. Now Has a Nearly 90% Chance of Seeing El Niño This Summer - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13279-the-u-s-now-has-a-nearly-90-chance-of-seeing-el-nino-this-summer-agweb.md) | -1.7% | +13.5% |
| SOY | 2026-08-10 | [El Niño's Growing Threat: A Slower Harvest at Home, A Bigger Problem in Brazil - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17833-el-nino-s-growing-threat-a-slower-harvest-at-home-a-bigger-problem-in-brazil.md) | +1.5% | +11.9% |
| SOY | 2025-05-15 | [Argentina's soy farmers race ahead with harvest to beat the rains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13856-argentina-s-soy-farmers-race-ahead-with-harvest-to-beat-the-rains.md) | -0.4% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/harvest/record-el-nino-behind-historic-rains-stalling-harvest-across-u-s

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