# Harvest Season Progressing Quickly in Many Areas - MinnStar Bank

> Upper Midwest crops matured quickly after a warm late September, and soybean harvest was past 50 percent in many areas by month end. Soybean yields vary widely across the region because of differing drought impacts.

- Date: 2021-10-05 · published 2021-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44386-harvest-season-progressing-quickly-in-many-areas-minnstar-bank
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Early maturity and rapid harvest progress shorten the period of crop-weather risk. Uneven yields indicate local supply differences rather than a clear shift in national prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-04-25 | [First-crop harvest nearly complete in Brazil, progressing in Argentina thanks to dry weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71351-first-crop-harvest-nearly-complete-in-brazil-progressing-in-argentina-thanks-to.md) | +2.1% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2025-05-08 | [RS 2024/25 Harvest: soybean harvest progresses, but losses in the field are a concern - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13496-rs-2024-25-harvest-soybean-harvest-progresses-but-losses-in-the-field-are-a.md) | -0.6% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2021-12-07 | [2021 corn: Season in review \| Farm Progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13397-2021-corn-season-in-review-farm-progress.md) | -0.5% | -0.0% |
| 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 | 2022-09-26 | [Percent Drought in US Corn, Bean Areas Highest of Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13333-percent-drought-in-us-corn-bean-areas-highest-of-season.md) | -1.4% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2017-04-25 | [First-crop harvest nearly complete in Brazil, progressing in Argentina thanks to dry weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71351-first-crop-harvest-nearly-complete-in-brazil-progressing-in-argentina-thanks-to.md) | -0.2% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2025-05-08 | [RS 2024/25 Harvest: soybean harvest progresses, but losses in the field are a concern - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13496-rs-2024-25-harvest-soybean-harvest-progresses-but-losses-in-the-field-are-a.md) | +3.5% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2023-03-15 | [Argentine soy processing in crisis as drought threatens harvest -industry group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13976-argentine-soy-processing-in-crisis-as-drought-threatens-harvest-industry-group.md) | -2.2% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- minnstarbank.com: https://www.minnstarbank.com/2021/10/05/harvest-season-progressing-quickly-in-many-areas/

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