Report Snapshot: Corn ending stocks well below expectations

USDA pegged new crop corn ending stocks at 1.790 billion bu., well below the average pre-report estimate of 1.873 billion bu. World ending stocks for corn, soybeans and wheat also landed below expectations.

By Hillari Mason

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July 10, 2026 11:19 AM

U.S. Corn, Soybean and Cotton Production
Corn
	Production (bil. bu.)	Yield (bu. per acre)
USDA	16.000	183.0
Average est.	15.975	182.9
USDA June	15.995	183.0

Soybeans
	Production (bil. bu.)	Yield (bu. per acre)
USDA	4.475	53.0
Average est.	4.459	53.0
USDA June	4.435	53.0

Cotton
	Production (mil. bales)	Yield (lbs. per acre)
USDA	13.70	872
Average est.	13.42	N/A
USDA June	13.30	866

U.S. Wheat Production

All wheat – billion bu.
USDA	1.536
Average est.	1.525
USDA June	1.543

Winter wheat – billion bu.
USDA	0.990
Average est.	1.001
USDA June	1.030

HRW wheat – million bu.
USDA	0.471
Average est.	0.478
USDA June	0.497

SRW wheat – million bu.
USDA	0.287
Average est.	0.292
USDA June	0.300

White winter wheat – million bu.
USDA	0.232
Average est.	0.229
USDA June	0.233

Other spring wheat – million bu.
USDA	0.475
Average est.	0.454
USDA June	N/A

Durum wheat – million bu.

USDA	0.071
Average est.	0.075
USDA June	N/A

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