# Iowa soybean harvest nears completion as corn harvest advances

> USDA's weekly Iowa crop progress report for the week ending Nov. 1 showed 90% of soybeans and 66% of corn harvested statewide. Soybean harvest is on par with the five-year average while corn is 13 points behind, and local yields are running near record levels.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-04T00:53:57.043Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78893-iowa-soybean-harvest-nears-completion-as-corn-harvest-advances
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Harvest progress is routine seasonal information; a fast soybean pace and near-record yields point to ample supply, a mildly bearish factor for soybeans and corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-07-08 | [Argentina completes 2024/25 soybean harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13846-argentina-completes-2024-25-soybean-harvest.md) | -0.7% | -2.7% |
| CORN | 2017-11-21 | [Iowa harvests its second-largest corn, soybean crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67836-iowa-harvests-its-second-largest-corn-soybean-crops.md) | -1.3% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2026-10-28 | [Corn Soybean Prices Dip as US Harvest Exceeds Expectations \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67-corn-soybean-prices-dip-as-us-harvest-exceeds-expectations-feed-strategy.md) | -0.5% | — |
| CORN | 2023-12-01 | [Iowa Finishes Corn and Soybean Harvest With Optimistic Yield Results - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13221-iowa-finishes-corn-and-soybean-harvest-with-optimistic-yield-results-proag.md) | +2.4% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2017-04-06 | [Brazil To Harvest Record Corn And Soybean Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71350-brazil-to-harvest-record-corn-and-soybean-yields.md) | +0.6% | -0.3% |
| SOY | 2025-07-08 | [Argentina completes 2024/25 soybean harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13846-argentina-completes-2024-25-soybean-harvest.md) | -3.4% | -6.1% |
| SOY | 2017-11-21 | [Iowa harvests its second-largest corn, soybean crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67836-iowa-harvests-its-second-largest-corn-soybean-crops.md) | +0.3% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2020-02-12 | [Brazil's Soybean Harvest 16% Complete](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54461-brazil-s-soybean-harvest-16-complete.md) | +1.4% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- radioonthego.com: https://www.radioonthego.com/2026/11/03/iowa-soybean-harvest-nears-completion-as-corn-harvest-advances/

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