# Illinois corn and soybean harvest ahead of average as fall fieldwork nears completion

> Illinois harvested 86% of its corn and 91% of soybeans as of Nov. 1, both ahead of the five-year average. Winter wheat is 58% good to excellent, and the state was about 12 degrees above normal and dry during the reporting week.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T15:12:10.214Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81993-illinois-corn-and-soybean-harvest-ahead-of-average-as-fall-fieldwork-nears
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Fast harvest progress adds to near-term corn and soybean supply, which is mildly bearish for feed grains and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2025-07-07 | [Argentina Completes Soybean Harvest as Cold Spell Boosts Development of Wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13844-argentina-completes-soybean-harvest-as-cold-spell-boosts-development-of-wheat.md) | -6.0% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2017-06-08 | [Record output of soybean and corn lead to a harvest estimate 29.2% bigger than in 2016  \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70327-record-output-of-soybean-and-corn-lead-to-a-harvest-estimate-29-2-bigger-than.md) | -1.3% | -0.0% |
| 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 | 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% |
| SOY | 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) | +0.4% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2025-07-07 | [Argentina Completes Soybean Harvest as Cold Spell Boosts Development of Wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13844-argentina-completes-soybean-harvest-as-cold-spell-boosts-development-of-wheat.md) | -4.9% | -8.9% |
| SOY | 2017-06-08 | [Record output of soybean and corn lead to a harvest estimate 29.2% bigger than in 2016  \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70327-record-output-of-soybean-and-corn-lead-to-a-harvest-estimate-29-2-bigger-than.md) | +0.1% | +5.4% |

## Sources

- wfiwradio.com: https://www.wfiwradio.com/2026/11/05/illinois-corn-and-soybean-harvest-ahead-of-average-as-fall-fieldwork-nears-completion/

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