The 2026/27 US soybean crop continues to develop rapidly. A survey conducted by… Department of Agriculture (USDA) As of last Sunday (5), it shows that 34% of the sown area reached the flowering stage, compared to 30% in the same period last year and 28% on average over the last five seasons. In addition, 9% of the crops have already reached the pod formation stage, ahead of what was observed in 2025 (7%) and the multi-year average (6%). The USDA projects that US producers sowed 34.56 million hectares with soybeans in the current crop, an increase of 5% compared to the previous cycle. As for crop conditions, 64% were classified as good/excellent – 1 percentage point below that observed in the previous week and 2 pp below that recorded in the last season. Of the remainder, 28% were rated as fair and 8% as poor/very poor.
Corn
In the case of corn, with crops already sown and emerged, 16% of the area reached the silking stage, a pace in line with the previous season (17%) and above the average of the last five years (14%). The weekly progress was 7 percentage points. Furthermore, the silking stage began in the fields, reaching 3% of the total area, a result equal to the same period in 2025 and slightly above the multi-year average (2%). The USDA's annual planted area report indicates that 38.57 million hectares were sown with corn this cycle, a 3% reduction compared to the previous year. As for crop conditions, 67% were classified as good/excellent – the same as the previous week, but below the 74% of the last season. Of the remainder, 25% were rated as fair and 8% as poor/very poor.
Cotton
Cotton planting ended last week, with 49% of the crops in the squaring stage and 13% in the boll formation stage. Of the area sown so far, 46% is classified as good/excellent, compared to 48% the previous week and 52% last year. Of the remainder, 38% is in fair condition and 16% in poor condition.
Winter wheat
Regarding winter wheat, the harvest has reached 59% of the cultivated area, ahead of the multi-year average of 51%. The weekly progress was 11 percentage points. Of the crops still in the field, 26% are in good and excellent condition – the same percentage observed in the previous week and well below the 48% of the same period last year. Furthermore, 27% are in fair condition and 47% are in poor and very poor condition.
Spring wheat
In the case of spring wheat, 58% of the crops are in the tillering stage, an earlier pace than the 54% observed on average over the last five years. Regarding crop conditions, areas classified as good/excellent represent 57% of the total (a decrease of 2 percentage points). Furthermore, 36% are classified as fair and 7% as poor/very poor. The total area planted with wheat in the US in 2026/27 is estimated at 17.28 million hectares, a 6% reduction compared to 2025/26. Of this total, 12.75 million hectares correspond to winter wheat and 3.80 million hectares to spring wheat. These figures are respectively 5% and 6% lower than those recorded in the previous cycle.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.