Report Snapshot | 95.34 million corn acres; 84.70 million soybeans

USDA estimates corn acres well above analysts’ average pre-report estimate, while soybean acres were lower. March 1 corn stocks were slightly below expectations, while soybeans were slightly above. Wheat stocks were as expected.

By Hillari Mason

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March 31, 2026 11:07 AM

Prospective Plantings Report
Corn – million acres
USDA	95.338
Average est.	94.371
Pro Farmer/Doane survey	96.000
USDA final 2025	98.788

Soybeans – million acres
USDA	84.700
Average est.	85.549
Pro Farmer/Doane survey	84.25
USDA final 2025	81.215

All wheat – million acres
USDA	43.775
Average est.	44.786
Pro Farmer/Doane survey	44.4
USDA final 2025	45.328

Other spring wheat – million acres
USDA	9.415
Average est.	9.843
Pro Farmer/Doane survey	9.500
USDA final 2025	9.990

Durum wheat – million acres
USDA	2.064
Average est.	2.050
Pro Farmer/Doane survey	2.100
USDA final 2025	2.185

Cotton – million acres
USDA	9.640
Average est.	9.229
Pro Farmer/Doane survey	9.100
USDA final 2025	19.283

Quarterly Grain Stocks Report
Corn – billion bu.
USDA March 1, 2025	9.024
Average est.	9.104
USDA March 1, 2025	8.147
USDA Dec/ 1, 2025	13.282

Soybeans – billion bu.
USDA March 1, 2025	2.105
Average est.	2.067
USDA March 1, 2025	1.911
USDA Dec. 1, 2025	3.290

Wheat – billion bu.
USDA March 1, 2025	1.300
Average est.	1.310
USDA March. 1, 2025	1.237
USDA Dec. 1, 2025	1.675

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