US corn and soybean harvest almost complete

finishing up a record corn crop in U.S. history, as well as a record soybean crop. The United States remains the world’s largest corn exporter and the second largest soybean supplier after Brazil. Analysts’ estimates for the harvest rate ranged from 94% to 99% for soybeans and from 89% to 97% for corn. By comparison, last year the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that the soybean harvest was 96% complete and corn was 95% complete at the same time. Despite the government shutdown, which has prevented the USDA from publishing its weekly report since late September, analysts say farmers have nearly finished planting winter wheat for the 2026 crop. The average sowing is estimated at 95%, up from 91% a week earlier. The winter wheat crop remains stable, with 52% of the wheat crop rated as “good” or “excellent,” in line with the previous week, according to a Reuters poll. For almost 30 years of expertise in the agri markets, UkrAgroConsult has accumulated an extensive ...