# Rain Slows Iowa Harvest as Corn Reaches 72% Complete

> Rain left Iowa farmers with only 1.7 suitable fieldwork days during the week, slowing harvest. By November 8, corn harvest was 72% complete, 17 percentage points behind the five-year average, while soybean harvest was 93% complete, two points behind average. Drier weekend conditions offered farmers a chance to resume fieldwork.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-11T18:27:30.515Z
- Category: weather · region Iowa, United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94036-rain-slows-iowa-harvest-as-corn-reaches-72-complete
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Delayed fieldwork can extend the period when unharvested crops are exposed to weather and may constrain near-term grain movement, lending modest support to corn and soybean prices. A favorable forecast and resumed harvesting could limit that support.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-01-10 | [Despite the lack of rain, corn is harvested in RS - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54914-despite-the-lack-of-rain-corn-is-harvested-in-rs-revista-cultivar.md) | -1.0% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2017-10-30 | [Delay in soybean planting already compromises corn harvest in Goiás - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68305-delay-in-soybean-planting-already-compromises-corn-harvest-in-goias-revista.md) | -0.3% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2024-05-02 | [Heavy rains in big Brazil farm state disrupt soy, corn harvests in final stages](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6452-heavy-rains-in-big-brazil-farm-state-disrupt-soy-corn-harvests-in-final-stages.md) | +0.9% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2024-05-07 | [Rain Slowing Crop Progress in Iowa - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30303-rain-slowing-crop-progress-in-iowa-morning-ag-clips.md) | +0.6% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2018-01-26 | [Daily rains slow Brazil’s early bean harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66830-daily-rains-slow-brazil-s-early-bean-harvest.md) | +0.3% | +1.2% |
| SOY | 2017-10-30 | [Delay in soybean planting already compromises corn harvest in Goiás - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68305-delay-in-soybean-planting-already-compromises-corn-harvest-in-goias-revista.md) | +0.2% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2024-05-02 | [Heavy rains in big Brazil farm state disrupt soy, corn harvests in final stages](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6452-heavy-rains-in-big-brazil-farm-state-disrupt-soy-corn-harvests-in-final-stages.md) | +4.9% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2024-02-05 | [Showers Could Slow Harvest in Central Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13591-showers-could-slow-harvest-in-central-brazil.md) | -0.4% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- kiwaradio.com: https://kiwaradio.com/news/rain-slows-iowa-harvest-as-corn-reaches-72-complete/

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