In the April report of the International Grains Council (IGC), the forecast for global corn production in 2025/26 was raised to 1.274 billion tonnes, exceeding the March estimate by 5 million tonnes.
This increase is driven by improved yield forecasts in the United States and countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: production in the U.S. is estimated at 397.4 million tonnes, which is 3.2 million tonnes higher than the previous estimate, while in Sub-Saharan Africa it is 89.6 million tonnes, up by 2.2 million tonnes.
However, the forecast for global wheat production in the upcoming season was lowered by 1 million tonnes to 806 million tonnes, mainly due to a revision of the grain production estimate in the U.S.