# Harvest season in full swing in the Midwest - Agweek | #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets

> The 2025 soybean harvest was well advanced across the Midwest by early October, with corn mostly mature. Growing degree units ran about 15% above average, and drought expanded in parts of the region.

- Date: 2025-10-16 · published 2025-10-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13047-harvest-season-in-full-swing-in-the-midwest-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Fast maturity and drought expansion are mixed signals, with timely harvest limiting weather risk while dryness adds some yield concern.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-10-31 | [Early harvest completion for many areas of Midwest - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13143-early-harvest-completion-for-many-areas-of-midwest-agweek-1-source-for.md) | +2.2% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2026-09-25 | [Summer is over, but the weather market isn't - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12962-summer-is-over-but-the-weather-market-isn-t-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture.md) | -0.3% | -6.1% |
| CORN | 2024-02-23 | [Markets aren't concerned about weather — yet - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31592-markets-aren-t-concerned-about-weather-yet-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news.md) | +0.1% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2024-12-12 | [Disappointing crop profitability in 2024 - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13127-disappointing-crop-profitability-in-2024-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news.md) | -0.0% | +5.6% |
| CORN | 2024-09-27 | [Many factors play in to possible counter-cyclical moves in the grain markets - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28325-many-factors-play-in-to-possible-counter-cyclical-moves-in-the-grain-markets.md) | +2.2% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2024-10-31 | [Early harvest completion for many areas of Midwest - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13143-early-harvest-completion-for-many-areas-of-midwest-agweek-1-source-for.md) | +1.8% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2026-09-25 | [Summer is over, but the weather market isn't - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12962-summer-is-over-but-the-weather-market-isn-t-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture.md) | -2.5% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2024-02-23 | [Markets aren't concerned about weather — yet - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31592-markets-aren-t-concerned-about-weather-yet-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news.md) | -1.7% | +5.6% |

## Sources

- agweek.com: https://www.agweek.com/opinion/harvest-season-in-full-swing-in-the-midwest

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