# Fall harvest has shown more potential compared to a year ago  - High Plains Journal

> High Plains harvest was delayed by late replanting, hail and heat, but yields improved over the prior year. Some dryland corn fields made 80 to 120 bushels per acre, while central Kansas soybeans were hit hard by heat in mid-August.

- Date: 2023-11-17 · published 2023-11-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13232-fall-harvest-has-shown-more-potential-compared-to-a-year-ago-high-plains-journal
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Improved High Plains yields relative to last year add to supply comfort for corn and sorghum, while soybean heat damage is a modest offset.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-08-28 | [Crop conditions suggest above-trend yields - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63393-crop-conditions-suggest-above-trend-yields-high-plains-journal.md) | +0.8% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2025-10-03 | [Rivers Fall Again Ahead Of Harvest Season - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16416-rivers-fall-again-ahead-of-harvest-season-the-waterways-journal.md) | +0.3% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2017-01-25 | [Harvest update from South America – Ohio Ag Net \| Ohio's Country Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72856-harvest-update-from-south-america-ohio-ag-net-ohio-s-country-journal.md) | +1.0% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2021-10-22 | [Midwest farmers are on track for a record-high harvest, despite a year of extreme weather \| KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44387-midwest-farmers-are-on-track-for-a-record-high-harvest-despite-a-year-of.md) | +3.5% | +10.0% |
| CORN | 2020-10-27 | [As Farmers Race Through Harvest, Solid Yields Emerge Despite Chaotic Year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50492-as-farmers-race-through-harvest-solid-yields-emerge-despite-chaotic-year.md) | -3.7% | +6.9% |
| SOY | 2018-10-22 | [Soybean specialist gives tips for handling weather woes - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62384-soybean-specialist-gives-tips-for-handling-weather-woes-high-plains-journal.md) | -1.4% | +4.1% |
| SOY | 2023-09-29 | [Soybean yield prospects show big range in heartland  - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13250-soybean-yield-prospects-show-big-range-in-heartland-high-plains-journal.md) | -1.5% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2020-11-06 | [Column: Soybeans blast to 4-year high \| Business \| journalgazette.net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12428-column-soybeans-blast-to-4-year-high-business-journalgazette-net.md) | +3.2% | +5.6% |

## Sources

- hpj.com: https://hpj.com/2023/11/17/fall-harvest-has-shown-more-potential-compared-to-a-year-ago/

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