CropsUS corn area falls 3% while soybean plantings rise 5%
American farmers planted 95.3 million acres of corn and 85.4 million acres of soybean in 2026, and corn stocks on 1 June stood 14% above a year earlier.
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CropsUSDA contacts 90,000 growers for its June acreage and stocks survey
The June Agricultural Survey, which sets the acreage and grain stocks figures published on 30 June, went out to more than 90,000 American producers.
CropsUS growers plan less corn and more soybean in 2026
American farmers intend to plant 95.3 million acres of corn, down 3%, and 84.7 million acres of soybean, up 4%, according to the Prospective Plantings report.