USDA Cuts Corn Production Forecast to 15.9 Billion Bushels as Soybean Crop Hits Record 4.57 Billion
The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its November Crop Production report in Washington at noon on November 10. The report forecasts 2026 U.S. corn production at 15.9 billion bushels, down 1 percent from the previous forecast and down 6 percent from 2025, while soybean production is forecast at a record-high 4.57 billion bushels.
For corn, production is forecast at 15.9 billion bushels, which, if realized, would be the second-highest on record. The average corn yield is forecast at 179.6 bushels per acre, down 1.6 bushels from the previous forecast and down 6.9 bushels from last year, with harvested area expected at 88.5 million acres.
For soybeans, production is forecast at 4.57 billion bushels, up slightly from the previous forecast and up 7 percent from last year, a new record high. The average soybean yield is forecast at a record 53.3 bushels per acre, up 0.2 bushel from the previous forecast and up 0.3 bushel from 2025.
All cotton production is forecast at 13.2 million 480-pound bales, down 2 percent from the previous forecast and down 5 percent from 2025, with an average yield of 775 pounds per harvested acre.
The report was issued under Agricultural Statistics Board Chair Lance Honig, with Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins named in the report. NASS noted that the forecasts are based on information collected before harvest was complete and that final production may vary; at the 90 percent confidence level, final corn production could range from 15.5 billion to 16.3 billion bushels and soybeans from 4.43 billion to 4.71 billion bushels. (Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 印第安纳州一处农场的大豆收获作业，两台联合收割机正在大豆田中收割（美国农业部图，经 Wikimedia Commons，公共领域） / Soybean harvest at a farm in Indiana, with two combines working a soybean field (USDA photo via Wikimedia Commons, public domain)
