# Midwest agronomists talk October crop progress | Farm Progress

> Winfield United agronomists report that wet fields have slowed harvest across the Midwest in late October. Disease pressure, tar spot in Indiana, and lodging from high winds are cited, and yield impacts are still uncertain.

- Date: 2018-10-26 · published 2018-10-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62380-midwest-agronomists-talk-october-crop-progress-farm-progress
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Harvest delays and possible yield losses from disease and lodging could support corn and soybean prices if they reduce production.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-05-26 | [Midwest field agronomists talk crop progress \| Farm Progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70854-midwest-field-agronomists-talk-crop-progress-farm-progress.md) | -0.1% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2024-10-21 | [Market Snapshot \| October 21, 2024 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11151-market-snapshot-october-21-2024-pro-farmer.md) | +1.5% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2024-05-07 | [Rain Slowing Crop Progress in Iowa - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30303-rain-slowing-crop-progress-in-iowa-morning-ag-clips.md) | +0.6% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2026-09-10 | [Drought expands in the lower Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12961-drought-expands-in-the-lower-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | +4.3% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2024-10-22 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest \| October 22, 2024 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13141-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-october-22-2024-drought-gov.md) | -0.0% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2017-05-26 | [Midwest field agronomists talk crop progress \| Farm Progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70854-midwest-field-agronomists-talk-crop-progress-farm-progress.md) | -1.9% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2023-10-24 | [Ahead of the Open \| October 24, 2023 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10316-ahead-of-the-open-october-24-2023-pro-farmer.md) | -0.3% | +6.3% |
| SOY | 2024-10-21 | [Market Snapshot \| October 21, 2024 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11151-market-snapshot-october-21-2024-pro-farmer.md) | +1.8% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/midwest-agronomists-talk-october-crop-progress

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