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USDA released its June Acreage report today.
- Corn Planted Acreage Down 3 Percent from 2025
- Soybean Acreage Up 5 Percent
- All Wheat Acreage Down 6 Percent
- All Cotton Acreage Up 6 Percent
Corn planted area for all purposes is estimated at 95.3 million acres, down 3 percent from last year. This represents the fourth highest planted acreage in the United States since 1944. Compared with last year, planted acreage is down or unchanged in 40 of the 48 estimating States. Area harvested for grain, at 87.4 million acres, is down 4 percent from last year.
Soybean planted area for 2026 is estimated at 85.4 million acres, up 5 percent from last year. Compared with last year, planted acreage is up or unchanged in 23 of the 29 estimating States.
All wheat planted area for 2026 is estimated at 42.7 million acres, down 6 percent from 2025. The 2026 winter wheat planted area, at 31.5 million acres, is down 5 percent from last year and down 3 percent from the previous estimate. Of this total, about 22.4 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 5.54 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.55 million acres are White Winter.
Area planted to other spring wheat for 2026 is estimated at 9.39 million acres, down 6 percent from the 2025 estimate. Of this total, about 8.75 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Durum planted area for 2026 is estimated at 1.83 million acres, down 16 percent from the previous year.
Estimates of the portion of the United States corn and soybean planted acreage that was left to be planted when the survey was conducted are based on data provided by respondents who were contacted between May 28 and June 19.
Nationally, corn left to be planted was 1.90 million acres.
Soybeans left to be planted for the United States was 8.05 million acres.
The current estimates for corn and soybean planted acreage are based on survey information collected prior to the completion of planting and are subject to normal survey variability. Based on 20 years of historical information, the final corn planted acreage estimate has a 90 percent chance of falling within 2.5 percent of the current estimate of 95.3 million acres, indicating a likely range of 93.0 million to 97.7 million acres.
Similarly, the final soybean planted acreage estimate has a 90 percent chance of falling within 3.0 percent of the current estimate of 85.4 million acres, corresponding to a range of 82.8 million to 87.9 million acres.
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