By Julie Ingwersen
CHICAGO, Nov. 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. harvest of soybeans and corn is winding down, a Reuters analyst poll showed on Monday, with mostly dry conditions over the weekend helping to speed progress in the Midwest crop belt.
The U.S. soybean harvest was 91% complete as of Sunday and the corn harvest was 83% finished, according to a Reuters poll of nine analysts. Farmers are harvesting what has been projected as the biggest U.S. corn crop in history along with a bumper soybean 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 88% to 94% for soybeans and 78% to 90% for corn.
A year ago, the USDA reported that the soybean harvest was 94% complete, tied for the fastest pace since 2005 for the 44th week of the calendar year, and the corn harvest was 91% 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 U.S. government shutdown, the agency has not released a crop progress report since Sept. 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 91% complete, up from last week’s average trade estimate of 84%.
Analysts on average rated 52% of the winter wheat crop in good to excellent condition, although estimates gathered from six analysts varied widely from 41% to 60% good-to-excellent.
All figures in percent:
| Category | Analyst average | Analyst range | Reuters poll last week |
| Corn harvested (%) | 83 | 78-90 | 72 |
| Soybeans harvested (%) | 91 | 88-94 | 84 |
| Winter wheat planted (%) | 91 | 88-93 | 84 |
| Winter wheat condition ratings* | 52 | 41-60 | NA |
| *% good/excellent |
(Reporting by Julie Ingwersen; Editing by Daniel Wallis)
