World Agricultural Production (WAP) Circular
WAP Current Update (Apr 10, 2025)
- Argentina Cotton: Dryness Throughout the Season Reduces Yield USDA estimates Argentina cotton production for marketing year 2024/25 at 1.5 million 480-pound bales, down 10 percent from last month and 9 percent from last year. Cotton yield is estimated at 544 kilograms per hectare, down 11 percent from last month and 6 percent from last year. Harvested area is estimated at 600,000 hectares, unchanged from last month, but down 4 percent from last year. (For more information, please contact Katie.McGaughey@usda.gov.)
- Argentina Sunflowerseed: Production Up Due to Higher-Than-Normal Yield Harvest Results in the Northern Provinces
- Bolivia Soybeans: Extreme Rainfall During Harvest Lowers Yield
- Brazil Soybeans: MY 2023/24 Harvested Area and Production Revised Up
- Brazil Soybeans: Record Production Unchanged Despite Drought Concerns in the South
- South Africa Soybeans: Favorable Production Prospects from Beneficial La Niña Rains
- Malaysia Palm Oil: Production Reduced on Widespread Heavy Rains
- Indonesia Palm Oil: Production Reduced on Widespread Heavy Rains
- Cambodia Rice: Estimated Production Increased Due to Dry Season Area Expansion
- India Rice: Record Area Leads to Record Production
- European Union Corn: Production Up Over 1 Million Metric Tons
2025 WAP Release Dates (12:00pm ET)
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Commodity Intelligence Reports (CIR)
- Brazil Crop Travel: Expectations for Summer Crops are High Despite Delayed Soybean Planting and Dryness in the South (Mar 20, 2025)
- Dominican Republic: Rice and Palm Crop Travel Summary (Dec 11, 2024)
- Argentina Crop Travel: Crop Conditions and the Impacts of the Leafhopper Insect on MY 24/25 Planting Decisions (Nov 08, 2024)
- Paraguay Crop Travel: Wheat Harvest and Early Summer Crop Planting (Oct 28, 2024)
- Baltics 2024 Crop Conditions Summary (Oct 23, 2024)
- Extreme Heat and Below-Average Precipitation Challenge This Season’s Russia Corn (Oct 11, 2024)
- Poland 2024: Agricultural Conditions Summary (Sep 25, 2024)
- Brazil Cotton: Record MY 2024/25 Production on the Heels of Becoming the World’s Leading Cotton Exporter (Sep 19, 2024)
- CANADA: In-Season Ontario Crop Travel Summary (Sep 18, 2024)
- North Korea MY 2024/25 Seasonal Crop Outlook and Excess Rainfall and Flood-Related Analysis (Aug 22, 2024)
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