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Corn, Soybean Yields Set Records

Published May 15, 2026

New county-level yield estimates from USDA confirm 2025 was a historic production year for U.S. agriculture. Analysis from Farmdoc Daily shows the national average corn yield hit a record 186.5 bushels per acre, while soybean yields reached a record 53…

Trade Policies Tighten Fertilizer Supply

Published April 1, 2026

Fertilizer is emerging as a key pressure point for agriculture, with new trade analysis showing supply risks are being driven as much by policy decisions as global market forces. A report from the Office of the United States Trade Representative…

Brazil Crop Estimates Increase

Published November 4, 2025

Brazilian crop production is trending higher than earlier projections. StoneX says its latest customer survey suggests soybean output for the 2025/26 season could reach 178.9 million metric tons, compared to USDA’s current estimate of 175 million. Corn production is also…

Nominal Changes Made in Crop Production Estimates

Published October 11, 2024

The USDA crop production estimates are all within trade expectations. Corn production is forecast at 15.2 billion bushels, up from 15.1 billion in the September report. Corn is predicted to average 183.8 bushels per acre, up two-tenths of a bushel…

Questions Remain Over Ukrainian Grain Exports

Published July 26, 2022

There’s still distrust and skepticism following the deal to restore Ukrainian grain shipments. "The ships that have been trapped in those ports will want to exit (and) I expect we will see a spurt of grain exports as those ships…

Drought Cuts Into Regional Corn and Soybean Yields

Published August 12, 2021

USDA is forecasting North Dakota’s corn crop to average 106 bushels per acre, down from 139 bushels per acre last year. Yields are also down in Minnesota and South Dakota. Minnesota’s average corn yield is projected at 166 bushels per…

USDA NASS to Survey Farmers for Crop Production

Published November 20, 2020

USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service will be contacting farmers to gather final year-end crop production numbers and the amount of grain stored on their farms. The USDA says the responses to the survey will be used in calculating county-level yields.…

Dry Bean Scene

Published February 14, 2020

The latest dry bean production, yield and acreage numbers were released in the February USDA Crop Production report. Get those numbers in the Dry Bean Scene, made possible by the Northarvest Bean Growers Association.

USDA Forecasts Decreased Soybean Production

Published August 13, 2019

USDA is estimating U.S. soybean production at 3.6 billion bushels, down 165 million bushels on lower harvested area. That’s on a soybean yield of 48.5 bushels per acre, unchanged from last month. Soybean planted acres are projected at 76.7 million,…

USDA Reports Delayed

Published January 4, 2019

As expected, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday the January crop production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates reports will not be released January 11. This crop report is the final crop estimate of the season and provides…

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Corn, Soybean Yields Set Records

Trade Policies Tighten Fertilizer Supply

Brazil Crop Estimates Increase

Nominal Changes Made in Crop Production Estimates

Questions Remain Over Ukrainian Grain Exports

Drought Cuts Into Regional Corn and Soybean Yields

USDA NASS to Survey Farmers for Crop Production

Dry Bean Scene

USDA Forecasts Decreased Soybean Production

USDA Reports Delayed

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