USDA’s latest Crop Progress report, covering the week through Nov. 1, showed the 2026 corn and soybean harvests continue to move closer to completion.
While the corn harvest remains slightly below average, soybeans managed to stay a bit above the prior five-year average. Winter wheat plantings moved ahead as well but were a bit slower than expected.
Corn harvest moved from 60% completion a week ago up to 74% complete through Sunday. That’s a bit behind the prior five-year average of 77%. That was also slightly ahead of the average analyst estimate of 73%, with individual trade guesses ranging between 70% and 75%. Progress is likely to lag over the next week, given widespread rains set to move across the central U.S. in early November.
Soybean harvest improved from 79% completion last week up to 88% through Nov. 1. That puts this season’s effort ahead of the prior five-year average of 84%. It also mirrored trade expectations, with individual analyst estimates ranging between 85% and 90%.
Other regional harvests continue to push forward, including:
- cotton at 63% (up from 52% last week)
- sorghum at 64% (up from 56% last week)
- peanuts at 66% (up from 51% last week)
- sugarbeets at 86% (up from 75% last week)
- sunflowers at 61% (up from 46% last week)
Winter wheat plantings improved from 76% a week ago up to 83% through Nov. 1. That’s slightly behind the prior five-year average of 84%. It was also lagging behind the average trade guess of 86%. Individual analyst estimates ranged between 83% and 90%.
Winter wheat emergence reached 65% through Sunday, up from 53% in the prior week. That’s identical to the prior five-year average so far.
Click here for additional data points from the latest USDA Crop Progress report, including a state-by-state look at topsoil and subsoil moisture, days suitable for fieldwork, and more.