# Heard enough from USDA? Illinois farmer takes his own survey

> December corn rose 2.75 cents to $4.5150 after settling at its lowest since July 2 the prior session. USDA reported 60% of the US corn crop harvested as of Sunday, ahead of the previous week but below the five-year average, with Illinois and Indiana advancing quickly.

- Date: 2026-10-28 · published 2026-10-29T06:05:26.337Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66-heard-enough-from-usda-illinois-farmer-takes-his-own-survey
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Harvest progress and weak corn prices improve near-term feed supply availability and keep the cash market under pressure.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-08-29 | [USDA Forecasts Record Farm Exports in FY 2021 and FY 2022 \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45418-usda-forecasts-record-farm-exports-in-fy-2021-and-fy-2022-farm-policy-news.md) | -6.1% | -11.6% |
| CORN | 2023-06-30 | [PF Report Reaction: Acreage shocker from USDA - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35512-pf-report-reaction-acreage-shocker-from-usda-pro-farmer.md) | -2.3% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2018-08-13 | [No surprises in USDA report \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63483-no-surprises-in-usda-report-farm-online-act.md) | -5.9% | -7.2% |
| CORN | 2019-10-01 | [USDA Expects Farmers to Harvest 13.8 Billion Bushels of Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56416-usda-expects-farmers-to-harvest-13-8-billion-bushels-of-corn.md) | +1.5% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2023-11-10 | [US Corn Farmers Defy Summer Drought, Extreme Heat for a Record Crop - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13229-us-corn-farmers-defy-summer-drought-extreme-heat-for-a-record-crop-bloomberg.md) | +0.0% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/markets-and-quotes/morning-market-review

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