Indiana Corn Harvest at Halfway Point
Published: Friday, October 23, 2026
Corn and soybean harvests continued to advance in Indiana and Michigan during the week ending Sunday, with Indiana's corn harvest reaching its five-year average while Michigan remained behind historical paces, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
In Indiana, 46% of corn acreage had been harvested as of Oct. 18, matching the 2021-2025 average, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Harvest progress increased 12 percentage points from the previous week, when 34% of the crop was harvested.
Corn maturity reached 94%, up from 89% a week earlier but 2 percentage points below the five-year average of 96%. The state's corn condition ratings showed 64% of the crop in good or excellent condition, including 56% rated good and 8% excellent. Another 28% was rated fair, while 8% was rated poor or very poor.
Michigan's corn harvest lagged further behind historical averages. Thirteen percent of the crop had been harvested by Oct. 18, up from 4% the previous week but well below the five-year average of 31%. Corn maturity reached 62%, compared with a five-year average of 89%.
Michigan corn condition ratings were mixed, with 51% rated good or excellent, 38% fair and 11% poor or very poor.
Soybean harvests also advanced in both states. Indiana farmers had harvested 59% of their soybean acreage, matching the five-year average and increasing from 44% a week earlier. Soybeans dropping leaves reached 96%, compared with the five-year average of 98%.
In Michigan, soybean harvest progress reached 37%, up from 27% the previous week but below the five-year average of 51%. Soybeans dropping leaves reached 88%, compared with the five-year average of 98%.
Nationally, corn harvest progress across 18 major producing states reached 44%, below the five-year average of 52%. Soybean harvest progress reached 64%, slightly below the five-year average of 65%.
The USDA released the crop progress and condition figures on Monday.
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