# Corn Harvest Reaches 81% but Falls Further Behind Average

> USDA reported that 81% of the corn crop in the top 18 producing states had been harvested by November 8, five percentage points behind the five-year average. Soybean harvest was 92% complete, one point ahead of average, while winter wheat planting reached 89%, one point behind average; 76% of the winter wheat crop had emerged, above its average pace.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-10T00:05:47.980Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/90289-corn-harvest-reaches-81-but-falls-further-behind-average
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The slower corn harvest may temporarily delay the arrival of supplies, but the report does not indicate a production loss. Soybean harvest progress is slightly ahead of normal, and winter wheat emergence is also ahead of average.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-09-16 | [Corn Mature 21 Percentage Points Behind Five-Year Average](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56911-corn-mature-21-percentage-points-behind-five-year-average.md) | +3.4% | +8.3% |
| CORN | 2020-12-17 | [Corn futures poised to go higher, but not for the reason you think](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10132-corn-futures-poised-to-go-higher-but-not-for-the-reason-you-think.md) | -1.9% | +15.2% |
| CORN | 2025-12-09 | [Report Snapshot \| Corn, soybean ending stocks below average pre-report estimates - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21440-report-snapshot-corn-soybean-ending-stocks-below-average-pre-report-estimates.md) | +0.1% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2020-10-22 | [Corn prices defy normal harvest trend](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5716-corn-prices-defy-normal-harvest-trend.md) | +1.6% | +11.5% |
| CORN | 2023-08-21 | [Brazil farmers harvest 77% of 2023 second corn crop -AgRural – Reuters News - AgRural](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13628-brazil-farmers-harvest-77-of-2023-second-corn-crop-agrural-reuters-news-agrural.md) | -1.1% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/usda-crop-progress-report-november-9-2026-12245142

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