Report Snapshot | USDA pegs corn yield at 180.7 bu. per acre

USDA’s corn yield and ending stocks pegs landed below the average pre-report estimate, with harvested corn acres up by 1.2 million. Soybean production was slightly higher than expected despite a 0.3 bu. cut to yield due to a 1.4-million-acre-increase in harvested acres.

By Hillari Mason

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August 12, 2026 11:17 AM

U.S. Corn, Soybean and Cotton Production
Corn
	Production(bil. bu.)	Yield(bu. per acre)
USDA	16.013	180.7
Average est.	15.934	182.4
USDA July	16.000	183.0

Soybeans
	Production(bil. bu.)	Yield(bu. per acre)
USDA	4.519	52.7
Average est.	4.472	52.9
USDA July	4.475	53.0

Cotton
	Production(mil. bales)	Yield(lbs. per acre)
USDA	13.61	798
Average est.	13.54	N/A
USDA July	13.70	872

U.S. Wheat Production

All wheat – billion bu.
USDA	1.531
Average est.	1.525
USDA July	1.536

Winter wheat – billion bu.
USDA	990
Average est.	981
USDA July	990

HRW wheat – million bu.
USDA	463
Average est.	468
USDA July	471

SRW wheat – million bu.
USDA	287
Average est.	287
USDA July	287

White winter wheat – million bu.
USDA	240
Average est.	232
USDA July	232

Other spring wheat – million bu.
USDA	474
Average est.	468
USDA July	475

Durum wheat – million bu.
USDA	66
Average est.	70
USDA July	71

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