Corn planting declines while soybeans increase.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) estimated 91.5 million acres of corn planted in the United States for 2024, a decrease of 3% from last year, according to the latest Acreage report. In contrast, soybean area planted is estimated at 86.1 million acres, an increase of 3% from last year.
NASS conducted surveys of approximately 9,000 land segments and nearly 64,000 farm operators during the first two weeks of June to gather information on actual plantings, following up on the Prospective Plantings report released in March. Key findings from the Acreage report include:
Corn
- Growers expected to harvest 91.5 million acres of corn for grain, down 3% from 2023.
- Ninety-four percent of all corn acres planted in the United States were biotech varieties, up from 93% in 2023.
Soybeans
- Soybean harvested area for 2024 was estimated at 86.1 million acres, up 3% from last year.
- Producers planted 96% of the soybean acreage using herbicide-resistant seed varieties, up one percentage point from 2023.
Cotton
- All cotton planted area for 2024 was estimated at 11.7 million acres, 14% above 2023.
- Upland cotton planted was estimated at 11.5 million acres, up 14% from last year.
- American Pima planted area was estimated at 182,000 acres, up 24% from 2023.
- Ninety-six percent of Upland cotton planted acres were biotech varieties, down from 97% last year.
Wheat
- All wheat planted area for 2024 was estimated at 47.2 million acres, down 5% from last year.
- Winter wheat planted area was estimated at 33.8 million acres, down 8% from 2023.
- Other spring wheat planted area was estimated at 11.3 million acres, up 1% from 2023.
- Durum wheat planted area was estimated at 2.17 million acres, up 29% from last year.
