Estimated acreage for 2026 changes

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service has estimated 95.3 million acres of corn planted in 2026 in the United States. That's a decrease of 3 percent from 2025, according to the Acreage report released June 30. Soybean area planted is estimated at 85.4 million acres, an increase of 5 percent from 2025.

Following the Prospective Plantings report released in March, the National Agricultural Statistics Service surveyed about 90,300 farm operators during the first two weeks of June to gather information regarding what farmers actually planted.

Corn

• Growers expect to harvest 87.4 million acres of corn for grain, a decrease of 4 percent from 2025.

• Ninety-two percent of all corn acres planted in the United States are biotech varieties, a decrease from 2025.

Soybeans

• Soybean harvested area for 2026 is estimated at 84.4 million acres, an increase of 5 percent from 2025.

• Producers planted 95 percent of the soybean acreage using herbicide-resistant seed varieties, a decrease from 2025.

Cotton

• All cotton-planted area for 2026 is estimated at 9.85 million acres, 6 percent more than in 2025.

• Upland cotton planted is estimated at 9.70 million acres, also an increase of 6 percent from 2025.

• American Pima-planted area is estimated at 150,000 acres, an increase of 6 percent from 2025.