# Harvest challenges accounted for in latest USDA crop report - Brownfield Ag News

> Analyst Mike Zuzolo says traders are focusing on harvest delays across the Upper Midwest, where only 38% of soybeans were harvested versus a 53% five-year average. Soybean futures contracts beyond November closed above $9 a bushel.

- Date: 2018-10-16 · published 2018-10-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62382-harvest-challenges-accounted-for-in-latest-usda-crop-report-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Slow soybean harvest and firm futures above $9 support soybean meal and feed costs, while corn harvest is ahead of last year, which weighs on corn.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2018-10-14 | 1 | +4.7% | 4.1 | Harvest delays in the Upper Midwest tightened near-term supply expectations and supported soybean complex futures. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2026-08-18 | [Brazil crop concerns could provide support for U.S. Corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13424-brazil-crop-concerns-could-provide-support-for-u-s-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.2% | +9.8% |
| 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 | 2025-10-02 | [Dryness, disease pressure impacting early harvest yield reports - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13050-dryness-disease-pressure-impacting-early-harvest-yield-reports-brownfield-ag.md) | +1.6% | +6.6% |
| SOY | 2019-01-31 | [Favorable weather outlook for crop farmers in 2019 - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61022-favorable-weather-outlook-for-crop-farmers-in-2019-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.1% | -2.6% |
| SBM | 2017-01-17 | [Heavy rainfall in Argentina supports soybeans, corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11025-heavy-rainfall-in-argentina-supports-soybeans-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.3% | +3.2% |
| SBM | 2019-05-24 | [Another round of weather support - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5439-another-round-of-weather-support-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +8.1% | +6.2% |
| SBM | 2017-01-17 | [Flooding threatens Argentina's crops - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72844-flooding-threatens-argentina-s-crops-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.3% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/harvest-challenges-accounted-for-in-latest-usda-crop-report/

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