# Looking back at the rainy 2026 growing season

> Heavy rain flooded Iowa fields over the summer and delayed harvest by nearly two weeks, with June and September especially wet. The rain contributed to corn sprouting and ear mold, soybean field problems, and uneven yields depending on drainage.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-11T15:16:07.022Z
- Category: weather · region Iowa, United States · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/93728-looking-back-at-the-rainy-2026-growing-season
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Crop damage and yield variability could reduce usable corn and soybean supplies, lending support to prices, while harvest delays may also complicate near-term movement and quality assessment.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-03 | [How is the 2017 Growing Season Shaping Up?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71836-how-is-the-2017-growing-season-shaping-up.md) | -3.2% | -2.8% |
| CORN | 2025-12-26 | [Assessing the 2025 growing season while anticipating the 2026 outlook \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13032-assessing-the-2025-growing-season-while-anticipating-the-2026-outlook-ag-proud.md) | -1.8% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2022-07-01 | [La Nina to Continue Through 2022 Growing Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40393-la-nina-to-continue-through-2022-growing-season.md) | +3.4% | -13.7% |
| CORN | 2018-03-06 | [Outlook for the 2018 growing season \| Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65927-outlook-for-the-2018-growing-season-climate-and-agriculture-in-the-southeast.md) | +2.7% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2025-02-25 | [2025 Growing Season Weather Update: Uncertainty After La Nina; Hotter, Drier This Summer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25963-2025-growing-season-weather-update-uncertainty-after-la-nina-hotter-drier-this.md) | -5.8% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2017-03-03 | [How is the 2017 Growing Season Shaping Up?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71836-how-is-the-2017-growing-season-shaping-up.md) | -2.6% | -6.2% |
| SOY | 2025-12-26 | [Assessing the 2025 growing season while anticipating the 2026 outlook \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13032-assessing-the-2025-growing-season-while-anticipating-the-2026-outlook-ag-proud.md) | -3.2% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2022-07-01 | [La Nina to Continue Through 2022 Growing Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40393-la-nina-to-continue-through-2022-growing-season.md) | -2.7% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- kjan.com: https://www.kjan.com/ag-outdoor/looking-back-at-the-rainy-2026-growing-season/

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