Ontario Soy Harvest Near Completion; Corn Underway

Excellent fall weather has allowed rapid progress on the Ontario soybean harvest, with many farmers now switching to corn, according to the latest weekly update from Grain Farmers of Ontario on Thursday. 

Corn 

Corn harvest is ongoing across most of the province, with an estimated 10% of the crop in the bin. Dry-down in corn has been rapid. Dry-down is all due to relative humidity; in recent weeks, there has been low humidity, which has really helped take moisture points off corn in the field (and in the bin for those using air dryers on lower moisture corn). 

Soybeans 

The soybean harvest is getting closer to the end, with an estimated 90 to 100% complete across the province, with many finishing harvest earlier than normal due to the incredible weather received. 

Cereals 

Winter wheat planting for the majority of the province has edged past the optimum planting date. Agricorp 2025 fall planting deadlines have also passed for some areas of the province, with others approaching shortly. 

In the latest update of his weekly crop hotline on Wednesday, Real Agriculture agronomist Peter Johnson reported some huge corn yields, with some April-planted corn in the province coming off at 260-270 bu/acre, and at 17-20% moisture. However, he also noted a significant amount of variability even within one small field on his own farm near Lucan, which was planted into less-than-ideal conditions and experienced summer drown outs. Yields in the field ranged from a low of 39 bu/acre, all the way up to 290 bu, he said.