# Regional Update: Harvest Edition October 2022 | Integrated Crop Management

> Iowa State University extension agronomists report mixed harvest yields, with drought-stressed soybean fields reporting yield losses and green stem syndrome cases. Tar spot and northern corn leaf blight were found in several corn fields in northwest Iowa, and harvest progress was 8% for corn and 27% for soybeans in north central Iowa.

- Date: 2022-10-04 · published 2022-10-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13324-regional-update-harvest-edition-october-2022-integrated-crop-management
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Localized yield losses from drought and disease in Iowa add to supply tightness in a key producing state. The effect is limited to field-level reports rather than a state-wide estimate.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-11-23 | [China Breeding Sow Stock Rises in October for First Time Since Swine Fever Outbreak - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56058-china-breeding-sow-stock-rises-in-october-for-first-time-since-swine-fever.md) | +1.6% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2026-10-07 | [Rain-soaked harvest raises quality red flags: What it means for yields and basis in the western Corn Belt - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12956-rain-soaked-harvest-raises-quality-red-flags-what-it-means-for-yields-and-basis.md) | -3.0% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2019-03-21 | [Weekly Topic: African Swine Fever Update \| Center for Animal Health and Food Safety - University of Minnesota](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59958-weekly-topic-african-swine-fever-update-center-for-animal-health-and-food.md) | -1.2% | -4.1% |
| CORN | 2021-07-30 | [ASF’s effects on feed demand in China, Germany \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46075-asf-s-effects-on-feed-demand-in-china-germany-feed-strategy.md) | -0.1% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2025-12-03 | [Disappointing Corn Yields in 2025 \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13034-disappointing-corn-yields-in-2025-cropwatch-nebraska.md) | +0.7% | -0.4% |
| SOY | 2026-10-07 | [Rain-soaked harvest raises quality red flags: What it means for yields and basis in the western Corn Belt - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12956-rain-soaked-harvest-raises-quality-red-flags-what-it-means-for-yields-and-basis.md) | -1.5% | -5.2% |
| SOY | 2019-11-15 | [ADM exec: ASF in China positively affecting margins \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56057-adm-exec-asf-in-china-positively-affecting-margins-feed-strategy.md) | +0.1% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2019-08-02 | [China's soybean demand remains strong amid massive hog losses - UPI.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57568-china-s-soybean-demand-remains-strong-amid-massive-hog-losses-upi-com.md) | +2.1% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- crops.extension.iastate.edu: https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/post/regional-update-harvest-edition-october-2022

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