• September 18, 2026 – The corn crop condition index held steady again this week with the share of crop rated very poor and poor unchanged and good and excellent up 1%. The grain use section this week looks at exports.

• September 11, 2026 – USDA cut its 2026 U.S. corn yield estimate to 178.5 bu./acre, reducing projected ending stocks by 86 million bushels. This week’s Feed Grain Outlook also covers crop conditions, cash prices, outside markets and marketing.

• September 4, 2026 – Crop condition ratings for U.S. corn as of August 30 (week #35) were down slightly with a 1% increase in the good category and a 1% decrease in excellent. The Grain Use section looks at the fuel category as we close out the marketing year.

• August 28, 2026 – Crop condition ratings for U.S. corn reported this week continued their downward trajectory. Recent livestock and poultry inventory reports and meat production numbers are favorable for feed consumption.

Mark Welch
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Economist
600 John Kimbrough Blvd
TAMU 2124
College Station, Texas 77843
Tel. (979)845-8011
Fax. (979)845-4906
JMWelch(at)tamu.edu

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