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WASDE #674 · Corn · Wheat · Soybeans · Cotton
August 2026 USDA OCE/WAOB

Corn

WASDE #674 | 2026/27 Marketing Year | vs. WASDE #673
World Ending Stocks: 274.66 MMT — near average 50th percentile
Ex-China Stocks-to-Use (STU): 9.1% — below average ex-China — mildly supportive 30th percentile
US Acre Sensitivity: 1M planted acres = 166M bu — 10.0% of US ending stocks, 3.7 days of use92% harvested
vs. WASDE #673: world ending stocks cut by 0.60 MMT (275.26 → 274.66) ▼ -0.60

Supply & Demand Balance Sheet — World vs. US (MMT)

Item World United States World MoM
Beg. Stocks298.8349.40▲ +0.16
Production1,298.88406.75▲ +1.79
Imports203.730.64▼ -0.27
Dom. Total Use1,323.05331.61▲ +2.56
Exports210.4883.19▲ +0.60
Ending Stocks274.6641.98▼ -0.60
Stocks-to-Use %17.9%10.1%
Ex-China STU %9.1% 30th pct—

Ending stocks by marketing year — World and US. Red = current (2026/27). Source: USDA WASDE.

Corn ending stocks by year
Marketing YearWorld (MMT)US (MMT)
07/08129.8641.26
08/09149.0742.50
09/10144.1143.38
10/11128.1928.64
11/12132.8225.12
12/13135.4320.86
13/14175.0331.29
14/15209.8243.97
15/16213.9344.12
16/17350.7558.25
17/18341.6054.37
18/19321.0756.41
19/20306.3748.76
20/21292.8331.36
21/22310.7934.98
22/23304.7734.55
23/24315.2544.79
24/25296.7039.40
25/26298.8349.40
26/27274.6641.98

World (teal) and Ex-China (gold) stocks-to-use. China holds non-tradeable domestic reserves — Ex-China shows globally-available supply tightness.

Corn stocks-to-use by year
Marketing YearWorld STU (%)Ex-China STU (%)
07/0814.9—
08/0917.2—
09/1015.7—
10/1113.6—
11/1213.3—
12/1314.1—
13/1416.2—
14/1518.7—
15/1619.7—
16/1728.2—
17/1827.612.2
18/1924.210.5
19/2023.410.3
20/2122.18.4
21/2222.19.1
22/2322.59.4
23/2422.39.4
24/2520.69.3
25/2619.39.9
26/2717.99.1

How each marketing year's World production estimate evolved across successive WASDE reports, aligned on the first projection in May. Red = current (2026/27). A break in a line is a WASDE that was not published — there is no October 2025 report. Source: USDA WASDE.

Corn World production by WASDE vintage
Report month2026/272025/262024/25
May1,295.381,264.981,219.93
Jun1,300.381,265.981,220.54
Jul1,297.091,263.661,224.79
Aug1,298.881,288.581,219.82
Sep—1,286.581,218.57
Oct——1,217.19
Nov—1,286.231,219.40
Dec—1,282.961,217.89
Jan—1,296.011,214.35
Feb—1,295.911,212.47
Mar—1,297.441,214.17
Apr—1,301.071,215.10
May—1,312.681,221.28
Jun—1,326.671,223.33
Jul—1,327.701,225.30
Aug—1,329.911,226.02
Sep——1,228.91

The same vintages rebased to each marketing year's own first projection, so every line starts at zero and years are directly comparable regardless of crop size. Above the line, USDA has raised the crop since May; below, cut it. Red = current (2026/27).

Corn World production revision since first projection
Report month2026/272025/262024/25
May+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jun+5.00+1.00+0.61
Jul+1.71-1.32+4.86
Aug+3.50+23.60-0.11
Sep—+21.60-1.36
Oct——-2.74
Nov—+21.25-0.53
Dec—+17.98-2.04
Jan—+31.03-5.58
Feb—+30.93-7.46
Mar—+32.46-5.76
Apr—+36.09-4.83
May—+47.70+1.35
Jun—+61.69+3.40
Jul—+62.72+5.37
Aug—+64.93+6.09
Sep——+8.98

Wheat

WASDE #674 | 2026/27 Marketing Year | vs. WASDE #673
World Ending Stocks: 273.25 MMT — above average — mildly bearish 70th percentile
Ex-China Stocks-to-Use (STU): 17.2% — near-average ex-China supply 50th percentile
US Acre Sensitivity: 1M planted acres = 36M bu — 5.0% of US ending stocks, 7.0 days of use75% harvested
vs. WASDE #673: world ending stocks raised by 0.41 MMT (272.84 → 273.25) ▲ +0.41

Supply & Demand Balance Sheet — World vs. US (MMT)

Item World United States World MoM
Beg. Stocks280.2225.04▲ +1.18
Production819.3041.66▼ -0.67
Imports208.283.81▲ +0.11
Dom. Total Use826.2729.91▲ +0.11
Exports212.7121.09▼ -0.34
Ending Stocks273.2519.51▲ +0.41
Stocks-to-Use %26.3%38.3%
Ex-China STU %17.2% 50th pct—

Ending stocks by marketing year — World and US. Red = current (2026/27). Source: USDA WASDE.

Wheat ending stocks by year
Marketing YearWorld (MMT)US (MMT)
07/08122.668.32
08/09166.6617.87
09/10202.5026.55
10/11198.9023.47
11/12198.8920.21
12/13175.5919.54
13/14193.9216.07
14/15217.5820.48
15/16242.7426.55
16/17262.3132.13
17/18283.6929.91
18/19283.3729.39
19/20296.8327.99
20/21286.3323.00
21/22272.6918.36
22/23275.4215.50
23/24269.6518.95
24/25260.4823.26
25/26280.2225.04
26/27273.2519.51

World (teal) and Ex-China (gold) stocks-to-use. China holds non-tradeable domestic reserves — Ex-China shows globally-available supply tightness.

Wheat stocks-to-use by year
Marketing YearWorld STU (%)Ex-China STU (%)
07/0816.7—
08/0921.2—
09/1025.8—
10/1125.3—
11/1223.3—
12/1321.5—
13/1422.4—
14/1525.0—
15/1627.5—
16/1728.4—
17/1830.719.0
18/1931.218.4
19/2031.618.0
20/2128.917.6
21/2227.416.1
22/2327.215.8
23/2426.515.6
24/2525.615.3
25/2626.717.6
26/2726.317.2

How each marketing year's World production estimate evolved across successive WASDE reports, aligned on the first projection in May. Red = current (2026/27). A break in a line is a WASDE that was not published — there is no October 2025 report. Source: USDA WASDE.

Wheat World production by WASDE vintage
Report month2026/272025/262024/25
May819.06808.52798.19
Jun820.06808.59790.75
Jul819.97808.55796.19
Aug819.30806.90798.28
Sep—816.20796.88
Oct——794.08
Nov—828.89794.73
Dec—837.81792.95
Jan—842.17793.24
Feb—841.80793.79
Mar—842.12797.23
Apr—844.15796.85
May—843.84799.71
Jun—844.36799.91
Jul—843.77799.92
Aug—843.35799.90
Sep——800.86

The same vintages rebased to each marketing year's own first projection, so every line starts at zero and years are directly comparable regardless of crop size. Above the line, USDA has raised the crop since May; below, cut it. Red = current (2026/27).

Wheat World production revision since first projection
Report month2026/272025/262024/25
May+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jun+1.00+0.07-7.44
Jul+0.91+0.03-2.00
Aug+0.24-1.62+0.09
Sep—+7.68-1.31
Oct——-4.11
Nov—+20.37-3.46
Dec—+29.29-5.24
Jan—+33.65-4.95
Feb—+33.28-4.40
Mar—+33.60-0.96
Apr—+35.63-1.34
May—+35.32+1.52
Jun—+35.84+1.72
Jul—+35.25+1.73
Aug—+34.83+1.71
Sep——+2.67

U.S. Wheat by Class — 2026/27 (Million Bushels) | vs. WASDE #673

ItemHRW (KC)SRW (Chicago)HRS (Mpls)
Production463.00287.00434.00
Exports210.00100.00240.00
Dom. Use405.00225.00291.00
Ending Stocks304.0099.00200.00

Soybeans

WASDE #674 | 2026/27 Marketing Year | vs. WASDE #673
World Ending Stocks: 124.21 MMT — historically ample — bearish pressure 90th percentile
Ex-China Stocks-to-Use (STU): 16.1% — historically tight ex-China — structurally supportive for prices 10th percentile
US Acre Sensitivity: 1M planted acres = 52M bu — 16.3% of US ending stocks, 4.2 days of use99% harvested
vs. WASDE #673: world ending stocks raised by 0.04 MMT (124.17 → 124.21) ◆ unch

Supply & Demand Balance Sheet — World vs. US (MMT)

Item World United States World MoM
Beg. Stocks125.128.85▼ -0.21
Production442.25122.99▲ +0.55
Imports189.270.68◆ unch
Dom. Total Use442.0278.63▲ +0.30
Exports190.4145.18◆ unch
Ending Stocks124.218.71◆ unch
Stocks-to-Use %19.6%7.0%
Ex-China STU %16.1% 10th pct—

Ending stocks by marketing year — World and US. Red = current (2026/27). Source: USDA WASDE.

Soybeans ending stocks by year
Marketing YearWorld (MMT)US (MMT)
07/0852.965.58
08/0942.573.76
09/1059.994.11
10/1170.115.85
11/1253.584.61
12/1357.403.83
13/1461.772.50
14/1577.535.19
15/1678.505.35
16/1795.658.21
17/1899.0211.92
18/19114.4824.74
19/2096.8414.28
20/21100.356.99
21/2293.097.47
22/23101.797.19
23/24115.139.32
24/25125.958.84
25/26125.128.85
26/27124.218.71

World (teal) and Ex-China (gold) stocks-to-use. China holds non-tradeable domestic reserves — Ex-China shows globally-available supply tightness.

Soybeans stocks-to-use by year
Marketing YearWorld STU (%)Ex-China STU (%)
07/0817.1—
08/0914.3—
09/1018.1—
10/1120.4—
11/1215.3—
12/1315.9—
13/1415.9—
14/1518.1—
15/1617.6—
16/1720.0—
17/1820.219.7
18/1923.224.3
19/2018.516.9
20/2119.016.6
21/2217.916.6
22/2318.916.5
23/2420.516.3
24/2521.117.4
25/2620.316.7
26/2719.616.1

How each marketing year's World production estimate evolved across successive WASDE reports, aligned on the first projection in May. Red = current (2026/27). A break in a line is a WASDE that was not published — there is no October 2025 report. Source: USDA WASDE.

Soybeans World production by WASDE vintage
Report month2026/272025/262024/25
May441.54426.82422.26
Jun441.34426.82422.26
Jul441.70427.68421.85
Aug442.25426.39428.73
Sep—425.87429.20
Oct——428.92
Nov—421.75425.40
Dec—422.54427.14
Jan—425.68424.26
Feb—428.18420.76
Mar—427.18420.76
Apr—427.41420.58
May—427.60420.87
Jun—429.20420.78
Jul—429.46422.00
Aug—429.46423.97
Sep——424.20

The same vintages rebased to each marketing year's own first projection, so every line starts at zero and years are directly comparable regardless of crop size. Above the line, USDA has raised the crop since May; below, cut it. Red = current (2026/27).

Soybeans World production revision since first projection
Report month2026/272025/262024/25
May+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jun-0.20+0.00+0.00
Jul+0.16+0.86-0.41
Aug+0.71-0.43+6.47
Sep—-0.95+6.94
Oct——+6.66
Nov—-5.07+3.14
Dec—-4.28+4.88
Jan—-1.14+2.00
Feb—+1.36-1.50
Mar—+0.36-1.50
Apr—+0.59-1.68
May—+0.78-1.39
Jun—+2.38-1.48
Jul—+2.64-0.26
Aug—+2.64+1.71
Sep——+1.94

Cotton

WASDE #674 | 2026/27 Marketing Year | vs. WASDE #673
World Ending Stocks: 69.69 M Bales — below average — mildly supportive 25th percentile
Ex-China Stocks-to-Use (STU): 28.1% — historically tight ex-China — structurally supportive for prices 10th percentile
US Acre Sensitivity: 1M planted acres = 1.30M bales — 32.5% of US ending stocks, 34.1 days of use78% harvested
vs. WASDE #673: world ending stocks cut by 1.53 M Bales (71.22 → 69.69) ▼ -1.53

Supply & Demand Balance Sheet — World vs. US (M Bales)

Item World United States World MoM
Beg. Stocks74.804.20▼ -0.92
Production117.6313.61▲ +0.37
Imports43.800.01▲ +0.46
Dom. Total Use122.921.60▲ +0.97
Exports43.8212.30▲ +0.48
Ending Stocks69.694.00▼ -1.53
Stocks-to-Use %41.8%28.8%
Ex-China STU %28.1% 10th pct—

Ending stocks by marketing year — World and US. Red = current (2026/27). Source: USDA WASDE.

Cotton ending stocks by year
Marketing YearWorld (M Bales)US (M Bales)
07/0862.6610.04
08/0960.526.34
09/1047.092.95
10/1149.442.60
11/1273.443.35
12/1390.043.80
13/14102.862.35
14/15111.743.65
15/1694.913.80
16/1780.402.75
17/1880.744.20
18/1979.954.85
19/2097.057.25
20/2186.303.15
21/2276.324.05
22/2375.904.65
23/2473.303.15
24/2574.804.00
25/2674.804.20
26/2769.694.00

World (teal) and Ex-China (gold) stocks-to-use. China holds non-tradeable domestic reserves — Ex-China shows globally-available supply tightness.

Cotton stocks-to-use by year
Marketing YearWorld STU (%)Ex-China STU (%)
07/0838.8—
08/0943.2—
09/1030.5—
10/1133.1—
11/1249.3—
12/1358.3—
13/1468.2—
14/1576.2—
15/1664.5—
16/1752.2—
17/1849.134.7
18/1949.336.2
19/2067.053.9
20/2150.137.0
21/2247.930.5
22/2350.838.2
23/2446.130.5
24/2546.332.6
25/2644.930.9
26/2741.828.1

How each marketing year's World production estimate evolved across successive WASDE reports, aligned on the first projection in May. Red = current (2026/27). A break in a line is a WASDE that was not published — there is no October 2025 report. Source: USDA WASDE.

Cotton World production by WASDE vintage
Report month2026/272025/262024/25
May116.04117.81119.05
Jun116.04116.99119.14
Jul117.26118.42120.19
Aug117.63116.62117.64
Sep—117.68116.42
Oct——116.64
Nov—120.08116.18
Dec—119.79117.39
Jan—119.43119.45
Feb—119.86120.46
Mar—120.99120.96
Apr—121.87120.89
May—122.64121.07
Jun—122.66119.93
Jul—121.91119.90
Aug—121.97119.15
Sep——119.22

The same vintages rebased to each marketing year's own first projection, so every line starts at zero and years are directly comparable regardless of crop size. Above the line, USDA has raised the crop since May; below, cut it. Red = current (2026/27).

Cotton World production revision since first projection
Report month2026/272025/262024/25
May+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jun+0.00-0.82+0.09
Jul+1.22+0.61+1.14
Aug+1.59-1.19-1.41
Sep—-0.13-2.63
Oct——-2.41
Nov—+2.27-2.87
Dec—+1.98-1.66
Jan—+1.62+0.40
Feb—+2.05+1.41
Mar—+3.18+1.91
Apr—+4.06+1.84
May—+4.83+2.02
Jun—+4.85+0.88
Jul—+4.10+0.85
Aug—+4.16+0.10
Sep——+0.17
WASDE Grain Report · USDA OCE/WAOB · Corn · Wheat · Soybeans · Cotton
Data: USDA Office of the Chief Economist — World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates
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