# Notable Harvest Delays for Northern Corn Belt

> Heavy rains of 2 to 5 inches from September 18 to 20 flooded fields across eastern South Dakota, northern Iowa, southern Minnesota, and southern Wisconsin, delaying harvest and creating crop loss risk. The area accounts for about 10% of US corn and soybean production.

- Date: 2018-09-20 · published 2018-09-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62880-notable-harvest-delays-for-northern-corn-belt
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Harvest delays and possible losses in a region holding about a tenth of US output could tighten supplies, though analysts say the market is muted by record expectations.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-02-27 | [Delays in the corn harvest in Brazil worry agents](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13666-delays-in-the-corn-harvest-in-brazil-worry-agents.md) | -1.3% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2026-06-23 | [Dryness Concerns Continue for Section of Northern Corn Belt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12989-dryness-concerns-continue-for-section-of-northern-corn-belt.md) | -4.1% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2026-07-31 | [Weather may delay Brazil’s second corn crop harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13426-weather-may-delay-brazil-s-second-corn-crop-harvest.md) | -1.6% | +9.4% |
| CORN | 2017-02-02 | [Harvest delays in Mato Grosso - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72332-harvest-delays-in-mato-grosso-morning-ag-clips.md) | -1.1% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2017-07-25 | [Dryness Noted in Western Corn Belt Ratings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69798-dryness-noted-in-western-corn-belt-ratings.md) | -1.0% | -6.1% |
| SOY | 2017-10-03 | [Wet Weather Delays Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68316-wet-weather-delays-harvest.md) | +1.0% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2026-06-23 | [Dryness Concerns Continue for Section of Northern Corn Belt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12989-dryness-concerns-continue-for-section-of-northern-corn-belt.md) | -0.6% | +9.3% |
| SOY | 2017-07-25 | [Dryness Noted in Western Corn Belt Ratings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69798-dryness-noted-in-western-corn-belt-ratings.md) | -0.3% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/AG/blogs/ag-weather-forum/blog-post/2018/09/20/notable-harvest-delays-northern-corn

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