# Wet Weather Delays Harvest

> DTN reports that wet weather slowed corn and soybean harvest in the western Midwest and northern Plains, while winter wheat planting in the southern Plains is behind normal. Sea surface temperatures show La Niña is still possible in coming months.

- Date: 2017-10-03 · published 2017-10-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68316-wet-weather-delays-harvest
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Harvest delays are a minor supply-timing factor, and a potential La Niña signals drier risk for South American crops later, which can support soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: neutral
- KWHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2016-05-09 | [Weather hits the Soya harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9922-weather-hits-the-soya-harvest.md) | +2.8% | +10.9% |
| 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 | 2018-09-20 | [Notable Harvest Delays for Northern Corn Belt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62880-notable-harvest-delays-for-northern-corn-belt.md) | +2.4% | +6.7% |
| SOY | 2020-01-04 | [2019 Weather: Floods, Delays, and Disease, Oh My!](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54935-2019-weather-floods-delays-and-disease-oh-my.md) | +0.5% | -5.7% |
| SOY | 2018-10-24 | [Better weather means harvest is rolling - Farm and Dairy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62388-better-weather-means-harvest-is-rolling-farm-and-dairy.md) | -2.8% | +2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-03 | [Rain delays harvest in many areas \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67940-rain-delays-harvest-in-many-areas-farm-weekly-wa.md) | +0.1% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-15 | [Warm weather hastens harvest \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12848-warm-weather-hastens-harvest-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | +1.9% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-02-25 | [DTN Ag Weather Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26239-dtn-ag-weather-brief.md) | -4.7% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/Ag/blogs/ag-weather-forum/blog-post/2017/10/03/wet-weather-delays-harvest

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