# Southwest Indiana farmer says harvest 2026 brought record soybean yields, significant crop losses

> An Indiana farmer reports some of his best soybean yields ever alongside sharp losses in river-bottom fields, with corn above average where it was not flooded. USDA data show Indiana corn 75% harvested and soybeans 87% harvested.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T21:28:50.382Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76228-southwest-indiana-farmer-says-harvest-2026-brought-record-soybean-yields
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Localized yield swings from flooding are too small to move national balances, though the mixed results reflect the weather-driven variability seen across the Corn Belt. The effect on feed-grade supply is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-01-12 | [Drought Took the Top End Off Corn and Soybean Yields \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13390-drought-took-the-top-end-off-corn-and-soybean-yields-red-river-farm-network.md) | -2.6% | +3.6% |
| 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 | 2018-09-27 | [Spotty Corn and Soybean Yields \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62878-spotty-corn-and-soybean-yields-red-river-farm-network.md) | -0.5% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2023-02-17 | [High Yield with Less Rainfall: Corn and Soybean in Illinois in 2022 - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13296-high-yield-with-less-rainfall-corn-and-soybean-in-illinois-in-2022-farmdoc.md) | -1.6% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2019-06-11 | [In-season weather data give reliable estimates of corn and soybean yields \| South Dakota Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58456-in-season-weather-data-give-reliable-estimates-of-corn-and-soybean-yields-south.md) | +6.2% | +3.2% |
| SOY | 2022-01-12 | [Drought Took the Top End Off Corn and Soybean Yields \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13390-drought-took-the-top-end-off-corn-and-soybean-yields-red-river-farm-network.md) | +1.1% | +15.8% |
| SOY | 2024-01-18 | [South American Row Crop Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13596-south-american-row-crop-yields.md) | +2.9% | -2.9% |
| SOY | 2017-09-19 | [Corn, soybean harvest starts in southern Iowa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68803-corn-soybean-harvest-starts-in-southern-iowa.md) | +0.4% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/southwest-indiana-farmer-says-harvest-2026-brought-record-soybean-yields-significant-crop-losses/

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