After more than 40 days without data, the USDA revises upwards by 15.8 million metric tons its forecasts for global cereal production.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has published its November report after more than 40 days of government shutdown in the United States. In it, the USDA revises upwards by 15.8 million tons its previous forecast from September on global cereal production for 2025/26, which now stands at 2,405.02 million tons. Specifically, in the case of wheat, the USDA has revised upwards the global production by 12.6 million tons, with a harvest of 828.8 million tons expected (compared to 800.7 million tons in the 2024/25 campaign). Argentina is responsible for this increase, as production is estimated at 22 million tons, 2.5 million tons more than in the previous September report. The wheat harvest in the European Union also rises by 2.2 million tons (142.3 million tons) and in the United States by 1.5 million tons (54 million tons). Secondary cereal production also increases Regarding secondary cereals, the USDA expects production to reach 1,576.1 million tons (3.2 million ...