# Southern Illinois farmer reports record harvest despite summer flooding - Brownfield Ag News

> A southern Illinois farmer reports one of his best corn and soybean harvests ever despite flooding that took some acres in early July. Statewide USDA data show 86% of corn and 91% of soybeans harvested, both ahead of the five-year average pace.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T15:14:43.364Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77949-southern-illinois-farmer-reports-record-harvest-despite-summer-flooding
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong yields and ahead-of-pace harvests point to ample supply of corn and soybeans, which is mildly bearish for feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2016-11-11 | [Soybeans, corn down watching end of harvest, South America - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73884-soybeans-corn-down-watching-end-of-harvest-south-america-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.6% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2019-04-09 | [Despite neutral CBOT close, WASDE report "bad for corn" - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59545-despite-neutral-cbot-close-wasde-report-bad-for-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.8% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2019-03-08 | [Soybeans, corn down after supply and demand report - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60038-soybeans-corn-down-after-supply-and-demand-report-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.8% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2016-08-25 | [Soybeans, corn down, expecting record crops - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12395-soybeans-corn-down-expecting-record-crops-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -7.5% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2024-10-11 | [No big surprises in USDA report, markets trading weather - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27808-no-big-surprises-in-usda-report-markets-trading-weather-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.8% | +0.9% |
| SOY | 2016-11-11 | [Soybeans, corn down watching end of harvest, South America - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73884-soybeans-corn-down-watching-end-of-harvest-south-america-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.5% | +4.2% |
| SOY | 2019-03-08 | [Soybeans, corn down after supply and demand report - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60038-soybeans-corn-down-after-supply-and-demand-report-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.1% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2016-08-25 | [Soybeans, corn down, expecting record crops - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12395-soybeans-corn-down-expecting-record-crops-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -6.9% | -5.3% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/southern-illinois-farmer-reports-record-harvest-despite-summer-flooding/

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