Soybeans and corn have reduced productivity in the USA

The new report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), released this Friday (14), confirms cuts in soybean and corn productivity for the 2025/26 crop and relevant adjustments in global stocks, directly impacting international market expectations. The USDA reduced the productivity projection for the main North American crops. Soybeans had an estimated yield of 59.41 bags per hectare, a figure lower than both the previous estimate of 59.97 bags/ha and the market's average expectation, which was 59.52 bags/ha. Corn followed the same trend: it fell to 194.58 bags/ha, below the 195.32 bags/ha predicted in September, although still above the expected average of 192.49 bags/ha. In the stock balance, corn surprised with an increase to 54.71 million tons, surpassing the previous estimate (53.60 million tons) and the projected average (54.26 million tons). The final soybean stocks retreated to 7.89 million tons — below the market's forecast, which was around 8.27 million ...