The USDA released its Crop Progress report for the week ending October 13, 2026, updating harvest status across corn, soybean and cotton acreage in the United States.

The weekly series remains the primary benchmark that traders, grain buyers and processors use to price crops and gauge supply. Each Monday release compares current harvest completion against the five-year average, and deviations of even a few percentage points can move basis levels at country elevators within days.

IndexBox compiled the harvest updates and statistics from the October 13 report for corn, soybeans and cotton, making the figures available to subscribers tracking the 2026 season.

Why does this report matter to growers?

For farmers still combining, the report sets the market context in which they sell. A faster-than-average national pace tends to pressure cash prices, while weather delays in a major producing state can lift local basis as processors compete for shrinking nearby supply.

The corn, soybean and cotton figures together cover the three largest US row crops by value. Their combined harvest progress shapes export commitments, crusher demand and ginning schedules through the final quarter of the calendar year.

Crop condition ratings in the same report also feed yield models. Analysts at private forecasters and the USDA itself adjust their production estimates week by week as condition scores and harvested share shift.

What should farmers watch next?

The next Crop Progress report arrives the following Monday. Growers should track how their state's harvest completion compares with the national figure, because that spread drives regional basis and storage decisions through the remainder of the 2026 harvest.