The 2026/27 US soybean crop continues to develop rapidly. A survey conducted by… United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) As of last Sunday (2), it shows that 88% of the sown area reached the flowering stage, compared to 84% in the same period last year and the average of the last five seasons. The weekly advance was 8 percentage points. In addition, 62% The crops have already reached the pod formation stage, advancing 15 pp compared to the previous week. The pace is also above The figures are higher than those recorded in the same period of 2025 (56%) and the average of the last five years (55%). Regarding crop conditions, 63% were classified as good/excellent, the same percentage recorded in the previous week and 6 percentage points below that observed in the same period last year. Of the remainder, 28% were rated as fair and 9% as poor/very poor.

Corn

In the case of corn, with the crops already sown and emerged, 90% the area has reached the stage of development, an advancement of 12 pp compared to the previous week. The index is above of the 86% recorded in the same period of 2025 and also exceeds the average of the last five years (87%Furthermore, 40% of the crops have entered the heading stage and 6% have already reached the ear-filling stage. Both rates are ahead of the multi-year average. Regarding crop conditions, 61% were classified as good/excellent, down 2 percentage points compared to the previous week and lower than the 73% recorded at the same time in 2025. Of the remainder, 25% were rated as fair and 14% as poor/very poor.

Cotton

In the case of cotton, 88% of the crops have reached the squaring stage – an increase of 7 percentage points compared to the previous week –; 55% have already reached the boll formation stage – a weekly progress of 13 percentage points –; and 4% have reached the boll opening stage. Regarding crop conditions, 42% of the area was classified as good/excellent, a decrease of 4 percentage points compared to the previous week and well below the 55% observed in the same period last year. Of the remainder, 38% is in fair condition and 20% are in poor or very poor condition.

Winter wheat

Regarding winter wheat, the harvest has progressed to 86% of the cultivated area, a weekly increase of 5 percentage points. This pace surpasses the 85% recorded in the same period of 2025 and is in line with the multi-year average.

Spring wheat

The spring wheat harvest has reached 5% of the cultivated area – behind the average of the last five years (8%). Furthermore, 98% of the crops are in the tillering stage. Regarding crop conditions, areas classified as good/excellent represent 55% of the total, above last year's figure (48%). Additionally, 33% are classified as fair and 12% as poor/very poor.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.