USDA estimates Brazil soybean production for marketing year (MY) 2025/26 at a record 178.0 million metric tons, up 2 percent from last month, 4 percent from last year and 17 percent above the 5-year average. Harvested area is estimated at a record 49.1 million hectares, up 1 percent from last month, 4 percent from last year and 12 percent above the 5-year average. Yield is estimated at 3.63 tons per hectare, up 1 percent from last month, similar to last year and 5 percent above the 5- year average. The harvest is in its initial stages in the Central West while planting is wrapping up in the south. (For more information, please contact Aaron.Mulhollen@usda.gov.)