# Delta farmers begin harvest after a difficult growing season | Delta Digital News Service

> Arkansas Delta farmers have begun harvesting cotton, soybeans, peanuts and remaining rice after a wet spring and late planting. USDA's October report showed US soybean acres down 14.3%, yield down 7.3%, and rice harvested down 15% from last season.

- Date: 2019-11-01 · published 2019-11-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56134-delta-farmers-begin-harvest-after-a-difficult-growing-season-delta-digital-news
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Smaller US soybean and rice crops tighten domestic supplies, supporting prices for soybean meal and rice in the US market.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-12-04 | [Missouri farmer reflects on challenging growing season, better than expected harvest - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13130-missouri-farmer-reflects-on-challenging-growing-season-better-than-expected.md) | +0.3% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2025-10-29 | [Crop farmers tested this year as harvest season lingers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13046-crop-farmers-tested-this-year-as-harvest-season-lingers.md) | +2.8% | +4.3% |
| SOY | 2022-03-17 | [Concerns over the drought are growing for farmers as planting season approaches - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13378-concerns-over-the-drought-are-growing-for-farmers-as-planting-season-approaches.md) | +4.2% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2023-11-24 | [Up and down harvest for Nebraska farmer - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13230-up-and-down-harvest-for-nebraska-farmer-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.0% | -4.4% |
| SOY | 2024-05-07 | [Soy: flooding in Brazil, difficult growing conditions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6448-soy-flooding-in-brazil-difficult-growing-conditions.md) | -2.4% | -4.5% |
| RICE | 2018-07-17 | [Cloudy outlook: Rice-growing states face big rain deficit - India News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63992-cloudy-outlook-rice-growing-states-face-big-rain-deficit-india-news-the.md) | -0.5% | -14.4% |
| RICE | 2016-11-14 | [Harvest yields low in Northeast Arkansas, could force more farmers from the fields - Talk Business & Politics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12243-harvest-yields-low-in-northeast-arkansas-could-force-more-farmers-from-the.md) | +0.5% | +2.8% |
| RICE | 2023-06-01 | [El Nino may hammer Asian farms with dry weather, but shower American growers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35407-el-nino-may-hammer-asian-farms-with-dry-weather-but-shower-american-growers.md) | +5.9% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- deltanewsservice.com: https://deltanewsservice.com/2019/11/01/delta-farmers-begin-harvest-after-a-difficult-growing-season/

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