# Corn, soybean harvest starts in southern Iowa

> Harvest began in southern Iowa, where farmers in dry areas reported yields better than expected. One Ottumwa farmer measured about 150 bushels per acre on field edges, and an 85-acre field averaged 190 bushels. About 30% of Iowa's corn had reached maturity by September 17.

- Date: 2017-09-19 · published 2017-09-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68803-corn-soybean-harvest-starts-in-southern-iowa
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Yields in the drought-hit areas are better than feared, which eases concern about a sharp production shortfall and limits price upside for corn.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-09-20 | [Farmers Weigh in on Early Corn, Soybean Yields as Harvest Gets Underway](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44906-farmers-weigh-in-on-early-corn-soybean-yields-as-harvest-gets-underway.md) | -4.3% | -4.1% |
| CORN | 2018-12-05 | [Brazil Heads Toward Early Soybean Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61423-brazil-heads-toward-early-soybean-harvest.md) | +0.2% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2025-02-25 | [Brazil’s soybean harvest, safrinha corn-planting accelerate - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13513-brazil-s-soybean-harvest-safrinha-corn-planting-accelerate-grain-central.md) | -5.8% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2021-12-13 | [Soybeans, corn down after rain in South America - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9262-soybeans-corn-down-after-rain-in-south-america-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.1% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2018-06-15 | [Illinois Corn and Soybeans in Good Shape So Far](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64383-illinois-corn-and-soybeans-in-good-shape-so-far.md) | -1.3% | -6.2% |
| SOY | 2022-12-19 | [Drought hits Brazil corn in key southern state – StoneX](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13681-drought-hits-brazil-corn-in-key-southern-state-stonex.md) | -0.1% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2022-04-21 | [Moisture vs. Drought in Corn, Soybean States](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13369-moisture-vs-drought-in-corn-soybean-states.md) | -1.2% | -4.8% |
| SOY | 2026-06-15 | [Storms, flooding, hail test U.S. corn and soybean farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12990-storms-flooding-hail-test-u-s-corn-and-soybean-farmers.md) | +0.2% | +8.4% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/corn-soybean-harvest-starts-in-southern-iowa

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