(NAFB.com) – The latest USDA Prospective Plantings Report shows farmers are planting three percent less corn compared to last year. Producers in South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota will lead the rest of the country in fewer corn acres. South Dakota’s area will fall by 550,000 acres to 6.3 million, the biggest decline in any of the top corn-producing states. The Ag Department said corn acres in Nebraska, Iowa, and Wisconsin will each fall by about 450,000 acres. Soybeans in the U.S. will replace at least some of the corn acres, increasing by four percent compared to 2025. Iowa will see the biggest rise in soybean acres, up by 450,000 over last year. Wisconsin will jump by 370,000 acres, and Nebraska will plant an additional 350,000. Wheat area is likely to shrink by three percent compared to 2025. If accurate, that would be the smallest planted area since recordkeeping began in 1919.
