# Iowa Corn Harvest Jumps 19 Points as Soybeans Catch Up to Five-Year Pace

> USDA's Iowa Crop Progress report shows 66% of the state's corn harvested as of November 1, up from 47% on October 25, narrowing the gap to the five-year average to 13 points. The soybean harvest reached 90%, nearly erasing its six-point deficit.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T03:12:51.684Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81084-iowa-corn-harvest-jumps-19-points-as-soybeans-catch-up-to-five-year-pace
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Faster harvest progress means farmers are moving crop to market sooner, adding near-term harvest pressure on corn and soybean prices. The gains are routine seasonal progress rather than a change in crop size.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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% |
| CORN | 2026-09-10 | [Argentina cuts soybean harvest outlook as corn margins improve
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13776-argentina-cuts-soybean-harvest-outlook-as-corn-margins-improve-the-pig-site.md) | +4.3% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2021-07-01 | [Bumper U.S. Corn and Soybean Harvests Are Within Reach](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45919-bumper-u-s-corn-and-soybean-harvests-are-within-reach.md) | -2.9% | -12.5% |
| SOY | 2019-09-23 | [Corn Condition Up 2 Percentage Points; Soybean Condition Unchanged](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56908-corn-condition-up-2-percentage-points-soybean-condition-unchanged.md) | +0.0% | +5.8% |
| SOY | 2023-10-03 | [Crop Watch: US harvest pace mixed after scattered rains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13236-crop-watch-us-harvest-pace-mixed-after-scattered-rains.md) | -1.0% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2018-07-30 | [U.S. Soybeans Setting Pods at Record Pace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63871-u-s-soybeans-setting-pods-at-record-pace.md) | +1.8% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- kiwaradio.com: https://kiwaradio.com/news/iowa-corn-harvest-jumps-19-points-as-soybeans-catch-up-to-five-year-pace/

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