USDA shaves corn acres and yield
In Virginia, Progressive Farmer reported that the USDA is forecasting farmers will plant 94 million acres of corn and produce a 15.76-billion-bushel crop while soybean planting will come in at 85 million acres and 4.45 bb.
The corn acreage — if it holds — would be down 4.8 million acres from 2025 and soybeans would increase 3.8 million acres, according to the report.
The Grains and Oilseeds Outlook report is USDA’s first forecast looking at the 2026-27 crops, the report added.
Along with lower planted acreage, USDA’s initial look at the 2026 corn crop also lowers the projected corn yield 3.5 bushels for the 2026-27 crop to 183 bushels per acre (bpa).
Production would decline from 17.02 bb to 15.755 bb, down about 7% from the record 2025-26 crop.
Category: Food & Agriculture
