# Fall Field Work Following a Wet October - farmdoc

> As of October 31, 81% of the Illinois corn crop and 75% of soybeans had been harvested. Heavy late-October rain of 6 to 10 inches slowed harvest to a crawl, and some fields were rutted or lodged. Harvest is expected to resume as drier weather returns.

- Date: 2021-11-02 · published 2021-11-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13407-fall-field-work-following-a-wet-october-farmdoc
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Delayed harvest slows grain movement to market and adds short-term logistics friction, but yield losses appear limited, so the price effect is modest.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-03-25 | [What does a cool, wet spring mean for soybean growers? - Field Advisor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59924-what-does-a-cool-wet-spring-mean-for-soybean-growers-field-advisor.md) | -5.0% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2025-04-03 | [Have we missed the best planting window for 2025? - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13094-have-we-missed-the-best-planting-window-for-2025-farmdoc.md) | +2.2% | +2.7% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2024-05-31 | [Severe weather keeps Midwest farmers out of the field](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13187-severe-weather-keeps-midwest-farmers-out-of-the-field.md) | -1.5% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2017-10-24 | [Grain prices: wet weather hits winter sowings across Europe - 24 October 2017 Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68484-grain-prices-wet-weather-hits-winter-sowings-across-europe-24-october-2017.md) | -0.6% | -5.0% |
| SOY | 2025-04-03 | [Have we missed the best planting window for 2025? - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13094-have-we-missed-the-best-planting-window-for-2025-farmdoc.md) | -1.6% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 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) | +0.2% | -3.3% |
| SOY | 2024-05-31 | [Severe weather keeps Midwest farmers out of the field](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13187-severe-weather-keeps-midwest-farmers-out-of-the-field.md) | -0.8% | -4.9% |

## Sources

- farmdoc.illinois.edu: https://farmdoc.illinois.edu/field-crop-production/fall-field-work-following-a-wet-october.html

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