# Better weather means harvest is rolling - Farm and Dairy

> Farm and Dairy reports that improved weather let US corn harvest catch up to 49% complete, slightly ahead of average, while soybean harvest lagged at 53% versus 69% average. Iowa and Minnesota were slow, while Illinois and Ohio were ahead.

- Date: 2018-10-24 · published 2018-10-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62388-better-weather-means-harvest-is-rolling-farm-and-dairy
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Faster corn harvest adds to available supply, while the soybean backlog keeps beans tight and supports soybean meal pricing.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-08-31 | [Dry weather favors corn and cotton harvest in Brazil - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13423-dry-weather-favors-corn-and-cotton-harvest-in-brazil-cultivar-magazine.md) | -0.3% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2017-02-23 | [Favorable Brazil Harvest Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72329-favorable-brazil-harvest-weather.md) | +1.1% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2025-08-27 | [La Nada, No Problem: Weather Outlook for 2025 Harvest and Beyond - Farmer Mac](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23244-la-nada-no-problem-weather-outlook-for-2025-harvest-and-beyond-farmer-mac.md) | +3.6% | +8.1% |
| CORN | 2017-05-30 | [Market reacts to late rain patterns - Farm and Dairy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71027-market-reacts-to-late-rain-patterns-farm-and-dairy.md) | -0.2% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2023-08-14 | [French wheat and barley harvesting remains slow after wet spell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34519-french-wheat-and-barley-harvesting-remains-slow-after-wet-spell.md) | +0.3% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2023-06-22 | [Dry Weather and Crop Conditions in Illinois - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13272-dry-weather-and-crop-conditions-in-illinois-farmdoc.md) | -4.2% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2021-02-26 | [Brazil Soy Harvest Slowed by Delayed Planting and Wet Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48465-brazil-soy-harvest-slowed-by-delayed-planting-and-wet-weather.md) | +0.7% | +0.6% |
| SOY | 2017-10-03 | [Wet Weather Delays Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68316-wet-weather-delays-harvest.md) | +1.0% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- farmanddairy.com: https://www.farmanddairy.com/news/top-stories/better-weather-means-harvest-is-rolling/519958.html

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