USDA Releases August Crop Production, WASDE Reports
USDA released its August Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports on Wednesday.
USDA released its August Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports on Wednesday, Aug. 12. (Logo courtesy of USDA)
OMAHA (DTN) — USDA released its August Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports on Wednesday.
Stay tuned throughout the morning and refresh this page often. We will be sending a series of updates with the important highlights from Wednesday’s reports, including commentary from our analysts.
You can also view the full reports here:
— Crop Production: https://www.nass.usda.gov/
— World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE): http://www.usda.gov/oce/commodity/wasde/
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Join us for DTN’s post-report webinar at 12:30 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, Aug. 12, as we discuss USDA’s new estimates in light of recent market events. Questions are welcome, and registrants will receive a replay link for viewing at their convenience. Register here for Wednesday’s USDA WASDE webinar: https://www.dtn.com/wasde-webinars/.
| U.S. PRODUCTION (Million Bushels) 2026-27 | ||||||
| Aug | Avg | High | Low | Jul | 2025-26 | |
| Corn | 16,013 | 15,944 | 16,160 | 15,780 | 16,000 | 17,021 |
| Soybeans | 4,519 | 4,469 | 4,523 | 4,389 | 4,475 | 4,262 |
| All Wheat | 1,531 | 1,527 | 1,566 | 1,498 | 1,536 | 1,985 |
| Winter | 990 | 986 | 1,007 | 965 | 990 | 1,402 |
| HRW | 463 | 468 | 480 | 456 | 471 | 804 |
| SRW | 287 | 286 | 295 | 281 | 287 | 353 |
| White | 240 | 231 | 235 | 228 | 232 | 244 |
| Othr Spring | 474 | 470 | 499 | 445 | 475 | 497 |
| Durum | 66 | 70 | 71 | 65 | 71 | 86 |
| U.S. AVERAGE YIELD (Bushels Per Acre) 2026-27 (WASDE) | ||||||
| Aug | Avg | High | Low | Jul | 2025-26 | |
| Corn | 180.7 | 182.5 | 184.8 | 180.5 | 183.0 | 186.5 |
| Soybeans | 52.7 | 52.9 | 53.5 | 52.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 |
| U.S. ENDING STOCKS (Million Bushels) 2025-26 | ||||||
| Aug | Avg | High | Low | Jul | ||
| Corn | 1,945 | 2,010 | 2,136 | 1,960 | 2,020 | |
| Soybeans | 325 | 324 | 340 | 303 | 330 | |
| Wheat | 920 | 921 | 935 | 920 | 920 | |
| U.S. ENDING STOCKS (Million Bushels) 2026-27 | ||||||
| Aug | Avg | High | Low | Jul | ||
| Corn | 1,653 | 1,730 | 1,986 | 1,600 | 1,790 | |
| Soybeans | 320 | 302 | 358 | 270 | 310 | |
| Wheat | 717 | 718 | 766 | 692 | 722 | |
| WORLD ENDING STOCKS (million metric tons) 2025-26 | ||||||
| Aug | Avg | High | Low | Jul | ||
| Corn | 298.8 | 298.7 | 304.0 | 296.4 | 298.7 | |
| Soybeans | 125.1 | 125.6 | 127.5 | 124.7 | 125.3 | |
| Wheat | 280.2 | 286.0 | 290.0 | 279.0 | 279.0 | |
| WORLD ENDING STOCKS (million metric tons) 2026-27 | ||||||
| Aug | Avg | High | Low | Jul | ||
| Corn | 274.7 | 273.4 | 276.1 | 271.0 | 275.3 | |
| Soybeans | 124.2 | 124.4 | 125.5 | 122.5 | 124.2 | |
| Wheat | 273.3 | 271.9 | 274.1 | 270.0 | 272.8 | |
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