# Report: 90% of soybeans harvested in Iowa, corn harvest still lagging behind average

> The USDA crop progress report showed 90% of Iowa's soybeans harvested as of November 1, in line with the five-year average. Corn harvest reached 67%, 13 points behind the five-year average, with weather allowing strong fieldwork progress the prior week.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T18:12:29.399Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78136-report-90-of-soybeans-harvested-in-iowa-corn-harvest-still-lagging-behind
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A lagging corn harvest is a modest timing issue for supply and marketing, while soybean harvest on pace keeps farm selling steady. Neither is a major price driver on its own.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-03-13 | [In Market-Moving Report Month, NASS Ends Field Surveys for Corn, Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60117-in-market-moving-report-month-nass-ends-field-surveys-for-corn-soybeans.md) | +4.3% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2025-06-09 | [Crop Watch: Corn improves again but soybeans still iffy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13080-crop-watch-corn-improves-again-but-soybeans-still-iffy.md) | -1.7% | -5.9% |
| CORN | 2016-12-12 | [World corn, soybean stocks hold steady, report shows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73429-world-corn-soybean-stocks-hold-steady-report-shows.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2022-05-12 | [Corn, Soybean Production Numbers as Expected in May USDA Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41348-corn-soybean-production-numbers-as-expected-in-may-usda-report.md) | -0.3% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2020-02-05 | [DATAGRO revises 2019/20 soybean harvest in Brazil to 122,90 million tons - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54463-datagro-revises-2019-20-soybean-harvest-in-brazil-to-122-90-million-tons.md) | -1.1% | -0.3% |
| SOY | 2017-07-13 | [USDA: Corn stocks increase, soybeans decrease - Mid-West Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69889-usda-corn-stocks-increase-soybeans-decrease-mid-west-farm-report.md) | -1.7% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2019-03-13 | [In Market-Moving Report Month, NASS Ends Field Surveys for Corn, Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60117-in-market-moving-report-month-nass-ends-field-surveys-for-corn-soybeans.md) | +2.2% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2025-06-09 | [Crop Watch: Corn improves again but soybeans still iffy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13080-crop-watch-corn-improves-again-but-soybeans-still-iffy.md) | +1.2% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- kmaland.com: https://www.kmaland.com/news/report-90-of-soybeans-harvested-in-iowa-corn-harvest-still-lagging-behind-average/article_7a68392d-2a0b-4f99-a18e-829550969ec5.html

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