# October warmth accelerated harvest; soil temps remain high

> Illinois ended October 5-7 degrees above average, likely one of its top 10 warmest Octobers, allowing fast harvest progress. Nationally, 60% of corn and 79% of soybeans were harvested by October 25, and an Illinois farmer reports corn yields 20 to 25 bushels below last year.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T21:16:33.974Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76059-october-warmth-accelerated-harvest-soil-temps-remain-high
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Fast harvest progress adds to near-term farmer selling pressure, while lower reported yields in parts of Illinois point to tighter local supply than last year, a mixed signal for feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-10-24 | [Grain prices: wet weather hits winter sowings across Europe - 24 October 2017 Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68484-grain-prices-wet-weather-hits-winter-sowings-across-europe-24-october-2017.md) | -0.6% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2026-04-12 | [Brazil Soybean Harvest Nears Completion \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13442-brazil-soybean-harvest-nears-completion-red-river-farm-network.md) | +1.7% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2022-05-12 | [Rains and high humidity make it difficult to advance the soybean harvest - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13723-rains-and-high-humidity-make-it-difficult-to-advance-the-soybean-harvest.md) | -0.3% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2022-07-25 | [Could high temperatures, drought hammer 2022 corn, soybeans?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13347-could-high-temperatures-drought-hammer-2022-corn-soybeans.md) | -0.8% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2017-10-04 | [Sorghum Harvest in Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68530-sorghum-harvest-in-nebraska.md) | -0.4% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2023-01-13 | [Wet Weather Slows Initial Soy Harvest in Brazil, 0.04% Harvested](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13676-wet-weather-slows-initial-soy-harvest-in-brazil-0-04-harvested.md) | -1.5% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2023-01-19 | [Brazil Soybeans 0.6% Harvested, Wet Weather Slows Early Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13673-brazil-soybeans-0-6-harvested-wet-weather-slows-early-harvest.md) | -1.4% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2017-10-24 | [Grain prices: wet weather hits winter sowings across Europe - 24 October 2017 Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68484-grain-prices-wet-weather-hits-winter-sowings-across-europe-24-october-2017.md) | -0.8% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- farmweeknow.com: https://www.farmweeknow.com/crop_conditions/october-warmth-accelerated-harvest-soil-temps-remain-high/article_1d4f9917-ff4d-409f-9c11-a272b4fd16da.html

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Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.