# Early harvest completion for many areas of Midwest - Agweek | #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets

> Above-normal temperatures and very little rain from late September through October let corn and soybean harvests advance quickly across most of the Corn Belt. Yields were highly variable, with parts of Iowa, Illinois and the eastern Corn Belt strong while southern Minnesota had some of its lowest yields in two decades.

- Date: 2024-10-31 · published 2024-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13143-early-harvest-completion-for-many-areas-of-midwest-agweek-1-source-for
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Fast harvest progress and mixed yields leave the national crop roughly on track, so the price effect is mostly limited to regional supply differences.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-10-16 | [Harvest season in full swing in the Midwest - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13047-harvest-season-in-full-swing-in-the-midwest-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture.md) | -0.0% | +2.8% |
| 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 | 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 | 2022-07-15 | [Weather and recession fears trump USDA report - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5593-weather-and-recession-fears-trump-usda-report-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture.md) | -10.7% | -8.4% |
| CORN | 2024-12-09 | [Weather made for a challenging year for corn and soybean farmers - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13131-weather-made-for-a-challenging-year-for-corn-and-soybean-farmers-agweek-1.md) | +1.9% | +6.3% |
| SOY | 2025-10-16 | [Harvest season in full swing in the Midwest - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13047-harvest-season-in-full-swing-in-the-midwest-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture.md) | +2.8% | +11.3% |
| 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% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- agweek.com: https://www.agweek.com/opinion/early-harvest-completion-for-many-areas-of-midwest

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