USDA sets Aug. 12 release for crop-production and small-grains reports

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has scheduled its August 2026 Crop Production report and Small Grains Summary for Aug. 12, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Agricultural Statistics Board calendar.

The releases are national statistical updates rather than state- or city-specific notices. The Crop Production report is expected to update federal estimates for major crops, while the Small Grains Summary will provide the scheduled August update for that segment of agricultural production.

Farmers, commodity traders, food processors, lenders and policymakers use federal production statistics to assess agricultural supply, potential price pressures and farm-income risks. The reports will give those groups the next official update in the 2026 reporting cycle, but the calendar does not indicate whether production or prices will rise or fall.

What happens next

Both reports are scheduled for publication on Aug. 12, 2026. Final 2026 production, yield, acreage and stocks estimates are not provided in the release calendar; those figures, along with any revisions, are expected with the reports themselves. The publications will establish the next set of national estimates for businesses and policymakers evaluating the season’s supply outlook.