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Crop Progress: U.S. soybean harvest 64% as of October 18, 1 point behind the 65% average

PublishedUSDA NASS Crop ProgressReleased 2026-10-19 · 16:00 ETAI-assisted · rule-checked
Summary

The U.S. soybean harvest was 64% complete as of October 18, 2026, up 18 percentage points from 46% the previous week and 1 point behind the 2021-2025 average of 65%. Soybeans dropping leaves reached 96%, up 4 points from 92% a week earlier and 1 point behind the 97% average. The report was released October 19, 2026.

Soybeans dropping leaves — % of acreage, week ending October 18, 2026

StateOctober 18, 2025October 11, 2026October 18, 20262021-2025 averagevs avg (pts)
Arkansas—969895+3
Illinois—9397970
Indiana—939698−2
Iowa—949799−2
Kansas—889492+2
Kentucky—818984+5
Louisiana—10010099+1
Michigan—788898−10
Minnesota—9710099+1
Mississippi—10010097+3
Missouri—919495−1
Nebraska—9510099+1
North Carolina—798086−6
North Dakota—9710099+1
Ohio—778798−11
South Dakota—9598100−2
Tennessee—959994+5
Wisconsin—9798980
18 States—929697−1

18 major soybean states. (NA) = not available in the official file.

Soybeans harvested — % of acreage, week ending October 18, 2026

StateOctober 18, 2025October 11, 2026October 18, 20262021-2025 averagevs avg (pts)
Arkansas—818769+18
Illinois—486662+4
Indiana—4459590
Iowa—315774−17
Kansas—274153−12
Kentucky—536447+17
Louisiana—949790+7
Michigan—273751−14
Minnesota—688288−6
Mississippi—939682+14
Missouri—364945+4
Nebraska—265271−19
North Carolina—182025−5
North Dakota—607973+6
Ohio—304859−11
South Dakota—477877+1
Tennessee—677551+24
Wisconsin—547263+9
18 States—466465−1

18 major soybean states. (NA) = not available in the official file.

Figures as extracted from the official release by the BeanBrief adapter.

What changed

  • Harvested acreage reached 64% as of October 18, up 18 percentage points from 46% the previous week and 1 point behind the 2021-2025 average of 65%.
  • Soybeans dropping leaves came in at 96%, up 4 percentage points from 92% a week earlier and 1 point behind the 97% average.
  • Nebraska's harvest was 52% complete, 19 percentage points behind its 71% average; Iowa was 57% against a 74% average (17 points behind) and Michigan 37% against 51% (14 points behind).
  • Tennessee's harvest was 75% complete, 24 percentage points ahead of its 51% average; Arkansas was 87% against 69% (18 points ahead) and Kentucky 64% against 47% (17 points ahead).
  • For dropping leaves, Ohio trailed its average by 11 points at 87% versus 98%, Michigan by 10 points at 88% versus 98%, and North Carolina by 6 points at 80% versus 86%.
  • For dropping leaves, Kentucky was 5 points ahead of its 84% average at 89%, Tennessee 5 points ahead of 94% at 99%, and Arkansas 3 points ahead of 95% at 98%.

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Method & AI disclosure

Numbers extracted automatically from the official release (live (official text file)). BeanBrief uses AI-assisted drafting; this brief's text was produced by: AI: DeepSeek (deepseek-flash), under BeanBrief's information-only rules, and passed automated checks (no advice language; every number matched to source data). Generated 2026-10-20 01:39 UTC.

Sources

  1. https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/release-files/796110/prog4226.txt
  2. https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/release-files/796110/prog4226.pdf
  3. https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/publication/crop-progress
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