# Michigan's Thumb finishes corn and soybeans early, but average yields will not cover costs

> Record-dry autumn weather helped growers in Michigan’s Thumb region complete more than 95% of corn and soybean harvest ahead of schedule, with yields generally around average but varying by local rainfall. Heat delayed sugarbeet piling, while sugarbeet root aphids reduced root tonnage in some districts; corn tar spot caused little reported damage.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-10T15:14:04.098Z
- Category: weather · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91952-michigan-s-thumb-finishes-corn-and-soybeans-early-but-average-yields-will-not
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Average row-crop yields imply broadly steady local corn and soybean supply, while early completion may ease harvest and logistics constraints. Reduced sugarbeet tonnage could tighten regional beet availability, but the article does not identify a listed feed commodity affected materially.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-09-27 | [Spotty Corn and Soybean Yields \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62878-spotty-corn-and-soybean-yields-red-river-farm-network.md) | -0.5% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2022-01-12 | [Drought Took the Top End Off Corn and Soybean Yields \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13390-drought-took-the-top-end-off-corn-and-soybean-yields-red-river-farm-network.md) | -2.6% | +3.6% |
| CORN | 2023-02-17 | [High Yield with Less Rainfall: Corn and Soybean in Illinois in 2022 - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13296-high-yield-with-less-rainfall-corn-and-soybean-in-illinois-in-2022-farmdoc.md) | -1.6% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2021-06-30 | [Average Corn, Soybean Crops Could Be the 2021 Story, Analyst Says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46420-average-corn-soybean-crops-could-be-the-2021-story-analyst-says.md) | -0.4% | -10.6% |
| CORN | 2023-02-01 | [Contrasting impacts of dry versus humid heat on US corn and soybean yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13304-contrasting-impacts-of-dry-versus-humid-heat-on-us-corn-and-soybean-yields.md) | +1.2% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2018-09-27 | [Spotty Corn and Soybean Yields \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62878-spotty-corn-and-soybean-yields-red-river-farm-network.md) | +1.4% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2022-01-12 | [Drought Took the Top End Off Corn and Soybean Yields \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13390-drought-took-the-top-end-off-corn-and-soybean-yields-red-river-farm-network.md) | +1.1% | +15.8% |
| SOY | 2025-01-29 | [Will the Bull Market in Corn Continue to Pull Up Soybeans and Wheat? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6895-will-the-bull-market-in-corn-continue-to-pull-up-soybeans-and-wheat-agweb.md) | +2.9% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- agronewstoday.com: https://agronewstoday.com/article/michigan-thumb-harvest-early-sugarbeet-piling-margins

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