# Midwest field agronomists talk crop progress | Farm Progress

> Winfield United agronomists in eight Midwest states report that heavy May rains and hail forced some corn and soybean replanting. They also flag weed pressure, disease openings and herbicide issues.

- Date: 2017-05-26 · published 2017-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70854-midwest-field-agronomists-talk-crop-progress-farm-progress
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Replanting and late planting raise yield risk and can shift acreage and maturity, which supports corn and soybean prices at the margin.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-10-26 | [Midwest agronomists talk October crop progress \| Farm Progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62380-midwest-agronomists-talk-october-crop-progress-farm-progress.md) | +0.5% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2024-05-07 | [Rain Slowing Crop Progress in Iowa - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30303-rain-slowing-crop-progress-in-iowa-morning-ag-clips.md) | +0.6% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2026-09-10 | [Drought expands in the lower Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12961-drought-expands-in-the-lower-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | +4.3% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2018-04-25 | [Cold Midwest weather could cap crop yields \| 2018-04-24 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65365-cold-midwest-weather-could-cap-crop-yields-2018-04-24-agri-pulse-agri-pulse.md) | +2.4% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2026-01-08 | [Drought monitor shows mixed changes in the Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13023-drought-monitor-shows-mixed-changes-in-the-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | -3.4% | -2.0% |
| SOY | 2018-10-26 | [Midwest agronomists talk October crop progress \| Farm Progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62380-midwest-agronomists-talk-october-crop-progress-farm-progress.md) | +3.2% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2025-10-02 | [Purdue Agronomist: Low soybean moisture hurting yields and farm profits - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13053-purdue-agronomist-low-soybean-moisture-hurting-yields-and-farm-profits.md) | +1.6% | +6.6% |
| SOY | 2026-09-10 | [Drought expands in the lower Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12961-drought-expands-in-the-lower-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | +1.9% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/midwest-field-agronomists-talk-crop-progress

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