# Why are the Corn and Soybean Crops Drying So Slowly? - farmdoc

> A University of Illinois extension article reports corn at 63% maturity and 13% harvested, and soybeans only 10% harvested as of October 2. Cool recent weather and cloudy, rainy spells slowed field drying, though September rainfall was below normal.

- Date: 2022-10-05 · published 2022-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13321-why-are-the-corn-and-soybean-crops-drying-so-slowly-farmdoc
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Slow harvest progress delays grain marketing and can increase near-term harvest-time basis pressure. The delay is a modest supply-timing factor rather than a change in total crop size.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-08-14 | [Indiana Corn, Soybean Crops Feel the Heat and Variability of Late Planting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13068-indiana-corn-soybean-crops-feel-the-heat-and-variability-of-late-planting.md) | +1.1% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2022-01-12 | [Drought Took the Top End Off Corn and Soybean Yields \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13390-drought-took-the-top-end-off-corn-and-soybean-yields-red-river-farm-network.md) | -2.6% | +3.6% |
| CORN | 2025-08-25 | [Corn, Soybeans Thrive While Drought Hits Other Crops Harder - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13063-corn-soybeans-thrive-while-drought-hits-other-crops-harder-agweb.md) | +1.9% | +7.4% |
| CORN | 2021-06-30 | [Average Corn, Soybean Crops Could Be the 2021 Story, Analyst Says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46420-average-corn-soybean-crops-could-be-the-2021-story-analyst-says.md) | -0.4% | -10.6% |
| CORN | 2023-02-17 | [High Yield with Less Rainfall: Corn and Soybean in Illinois in 2022 - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13296-high-yield-with-less-rainfall-corn-and-soybean-in-illinois-in-2022-farmdoc.md) | -1.6% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2025-08-14 | [Indiana Corn, Soybean Crops Feel the Heat and Variability of Late Planting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13068-indiana-corn-soybean-crops-feel-the-heat-and-variability-of-late-planting.md) | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2026-06-15 | [Storms, flooding, hail test U.S. corn and soybean farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12990-storms-flooding-hail-test-u-s-corn-and-soybean-farmers.md) | +0.2% | +8.4% |
| SOY | 2022-01-12 | [Drought Took the Top End Off Corn and Soybean Yields \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13390-drought-took-the-top-end-off-corn-and-soybean-yields-red-river-farm-network.md) | +1.1% | +15.8% |

## Sources

- farmdoc.illinois.edu: https://farmdoc.illinois.edu/field-crop-production/why-are-the-corn-and-soybean-crops-drying-so-slowly.html

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