# Wet conditions, crop damage could slow final stretch of harvest - Brownfield Ag News

> Heavy rain is delaying the harvest in parts of Iowa and South Dakota. Farmers report concerns about soybean pod shattering, corn stalk and crown rot, and corn lying in mud where molds and sprouting could occur, with some fields not expected to resume harvest for about a week.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T18:11:25.433Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82151-wet-conditions-crop-damage-could-slow-final-stretch-of-harvest-brownfield-ag
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Harvest delays and crop quality losses from rot, lodging and sprouting could reduce usable corn and soybean supply at the margin, supporting feed grain prices if the damage spreads beyond these local fields.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-06-12 | [Hot and dry conditions continue across much of Midwest - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70339-hot-and-dry-conditions-continue-across-much-of-midwest-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.6% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2023-12-19 | [Dry conditions to return to Brazil, crop impact unclear - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13606-dry-conditions-to-return-to-brazil-crop-impact-unclear-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.6% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2019-09-14 | [Meteorologist is watching dry conditions in Brazil - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56902-meteorologist-is-watching-dry-conditions-in-brazil-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.4% | +8.3% |
| CORN | 2020-05-27 | [Wet, warm & humid across most of the Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52964-wet-warm-and-humid-across-most-of-the-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.4% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2018-07-30 | [Farmers say harvest success depends on August weather - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63868-farmers-say-harvest-success-depends-on-august-weather-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.3% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2017-06-12 | [Hot and dry conditions continue across much of Midwest - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70339-hot-and-dry-conditions-continue-across-much-of-midwest-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.3% | +8.4% |
| SOY | 2023-12-19 | [Dry conditions to return to Brazil, crop impact unclear - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13606-dry-conditions-to-return-to-brazil-crop-impact-unclear-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.0% | -8.6% |
| SOY | 2019-09-14 | [Meteorologist is watching dry conditions in Brazil - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56902-meteorologist-is-watching-dry-conditions-in-brazil-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.2% | +5.8% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/wet-conditions-crop-damage-could-slow-final-stretch-of-harvest/

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