All eyes were on final yields and production, and USDA delivered with record corn numbers. The agency left soybean yields basically unchanged from the November report but did raise overall production.

USDA’s Crop Production Report said the 2025 corn harvest was a record high 17 billion bushels, up 14 percent from the 2024 estimate. The average yield was estimated at a record high of 186.5 bushels ...

Adjustments to supplies of corn and soybeans set a negative tone for those markets in 2026. Record yields across several Midwest states boosted supplies.

The Sept. 12 USDA National Ag Statistics Service Crop Report adjusted the projected 2025 U.S. average yields for both corn and soybeans slightly lower from the August estimates; however, both the corn ...