By Julie Ingwersen
CHICAGO, Oct. 27 (Reuters) – The U.S. soybean harvest was 84% complete as of Sunday and the corn harvest was 72% finished, according to a Reuters poll of 10 analysts on Monday.
Rains slowed fieldwork over the weekend in the southwestern Midwest, the Mississippi River Delta and portions of the eastern Plains, but combines were rolling elsewhere as farmers continue harvesting what has been forecast as the biggest U.S. corn crop in history and a bumper soy crop.
The U.S. is the world’s top corn exporter and the No. 2 soybean supplier after Brazil.
Analyst estimates of U.S. harvest progress ranged from 80% to 88% for soybeans and 67% to 80% for corn.
A year ago at this time, the USDA reported that the soybean harvest was 89% complete, the fastest pace in 14 years, and the corn harvest was 81% complete as dry conditions helped to minimize weather delays.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture normally publishes a weekly crop progress report each Monday afternoon from April through November. But due to the ongoing government shutdown, the agency has not released a crop progress report since September 29.
Farmers continue to plant the U.S. winter wheat crop that will be harvested in 2026. Analysts on average estimated winter wheat planting as 84% complete, up from last week’s average trade estimate of 75%.
All figures in percent:
| Category | Analyst average | Analyst range | Reuters Poll Last Week |
| Corn harvested (%) | 72 | 67-80 | 59 |
| Soybeans harvested (%) | 84 | 80-88 | 73 |
| Winter wheat planted (%) | 84 | 81-89 | 75 |
| *% good/excellent |
(Reporting by Julie Ingwersen; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
