# USDA report shows corn harvest slipping further behind average

> USDA’s weekly Crop Progress report showed 81% of corn harvested across 18 major states, five percentage points behind the five-year average, with wet fields delaying fieldwork in Iowa and parts of the northern Plains. Soybean harvest was 92%, one point ahead of average, while Iowa corn harvest lagged its average by 17 points.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-10T03:05:55.934Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/90694-usda-report-shows-corn-harvest-slipping-further-behind-average
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Slower harvest can delay corn deliveries to elevators, ethanol plants, and feed mills and extend drying and storage needs, potentially tightening nearby availability and supporting local basis. The report points to a modestly bullish near-term effect for corn, rather than a change in national crop supply.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-09-20 | [Notable Harvest Delays for Northern Corn Belt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62880-notable-harvest-delays-for-northern-corn-belt.md) | +3.9% | +5.9% |
| CORN | 2023-03-06 | [Brazil's Second Corn Crop Planting Continues to Trail Behind Average Pace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13660-brazil-s-second-corn-crop-planting-continues-to-trail-behind-average-pace.md) | -1.2% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2026-10-02 | [Record El Niño Behind Historic Rains Stalling Harvest Across the U.S. - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12955-record-el-nino-behind-historic-rains-stalling-harvest-across-the-u-s-agweb.md) | -1.6% | -7.0% |
| CORN | 2022-07-21 | [Is U.S. corn yield headed for a below-average result?  \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13343-is-u-s-corn-yield-headed-for-a-below-average-result-reuters.md) | -5.2% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2026-07-31 | [Weather may delay Brazil’s second corn crop harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13426-weather-may-delay-brazil-s-second-corn-crop-harvest.md) | -1.6% | +9.4% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/business-markets/commodities/news/16425022/usda-report-shows-corn-harvest-slipping-further-behind-average

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