Prospective Plantings ISSN: 1949-159X Released March 31, 2026, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Corn Planted Acreage Down 3 Percent from 2025 Soybean Acreage Up 4 Percent All Wheat Acreage Down 3 Percent All Cotton Acreage Up 4 Percent Corn planted area for all purposes in 2026 is estimated at 95.3 million acres, down 3 percent or 3.45 million acres from last year. Compared with last year, planted acreage is expected to be down or unchanged in 37 of the 48 estimating States. Soybean planted area for 2026 is estimated at 84.7 million acres, up 4 percent from last year. Compared with last year, planted acreage is up or unchanged in 20 of the 29 estimating States. All wheat planted area for 2026 is estimated at 43.8 million acres, down 3 percent from 2025. If realized, this represents the lowest all wheat planted area since records began in 1919. The 2026 winter wheat planted area, at 32.4 million acres, is down 2 percent from the previous estimate and down 2 percent from last year. Of this total, about 23.1 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 5.79 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.54 million acres are White Winter. Area expected to be planted to other spring wheat for 2026 is estimated at 9.42 million acres, down 6 percent from the 2025 estimate. Of this total, about 8.78 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Durum planted area for 2026 is expected to total 1.95 million acres, down 11 percent from the previous year. All cotton planted area for 2026 is estimated at 9.64 million acres, up 4 percent from last year. Upland area is estimated at 9.51 million acres, up 4 percent from 2025. American Pima area is estimated at 130,000 acres, down 8 percent from 2025. This report was approved on March 31, 2026. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Alexander Vaden Agricultural Statistics Board Chairperson Lance Honig Contents Principal Crops Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026....................................... 5 Corn Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026.................................................. 6 Corn and Soybean Planted Acreage - United States Chart................................................... 7 Sorghum Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026............................................... 7 Oat Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026................................................... 8 Barley Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026................................................ 9 All Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026............................................. 10 Winter Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026.......................................... 11 Durum Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026........................................... 12 Other Spring Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026.................................... 12 All Hay Area Harvested - States and United States: 2024-2026............................................. 13 Rice Area Planted by Class - States and United States: 2024-2026......................................... 14 Canola Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026................................................ 14 Soybean Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026............................................... 15 Peanut Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026................................................ 15 Sunflower Area Planted by Type - States and United States: 2024-2026..................................... 16 Flaxseed Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026.............................................. 16 Cotton Area Planted by Type - States and United States: 2024-2026........................................ 17 Sugarbeet Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026............................................. 18 Tobacco Area Harvested - States and United States: 2024-2026............................................. 18 Tobacco Area Harvested by Class and Type - States and United States: 2024-2026........................... 19 Dry Edible Bean Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026....................................... 20 Chickpea Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026.............................................. 21 Lentil Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026................................................ 22 Dry Edible Pea Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026........................................ 22 Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Domestic Units - United States: 2025 and 2026.. 23 Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Metric Units - United States: 2025 and 2026.... 25 Winter Weather Summary .................................................................................. 27 Crop Comments............................................................................................ 30 Statistical Methodology.................................................................................. 33 Reliability of Prospective Plantings Planted Acreage Estimates........................................... 34 Information Contacts..................................................................................... 35 Principal Crops Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026 [Crops included in area planted are corn, sorghum, oats, barley, rye, winter wheat, Durum wheat, other spring wheat, rice, soybeans, peanuts, sunflower, cotton, dry edible beans, chickpeas, potatoes, sugarbeets, canola, and proso millet. Harvested acreage is used for all hay, tobacco, and sugarcane in computing total area planted. Values for 2026 were carried forward from 2025 for potatoes, proso millet, rye, and sugarcane. Includes double cropped acres and unharvested small grains planted as cover crops] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2024 : 2025 : 2026 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama ......................: 2,030 1,960 2,040 Alaska .......................: 30 30 26 Arizona ......................: 562 558 564 Arkansas .....................: 7,053 6,632 6,578 California ...................: 2,484 2,254 2,251 Colorado .....................: 5,951 5,807 5,740 Connecticut ..................: 74 68 67 Delaware .....................: 421 398 404 Florida ......................: 1,050 1,055 1,044 Georgia ......................: 3,185 3,180 3,075 : Idaho ........................: 4,137 4,056 4,155 Illinois .....................: 22,865 22,780 22,575 Indiana ......................: 11,790 11,720 11,700 Iowa .........................: 24,095 24,130 24,190 Kansas .......................: 23,899 23,957 23,858 Kentucky .....................: 6,112 6,134 6,080 Louisiana ....................: 3,091 3,111 3,079 Maine ........................: 232 232 227 Maryland .....................: 1,486 1,456 1,416 Massachusetts ................: 63 63 64 : Michigan .....................: 6,186 6,205 6,075 Minnesota ....................: 19,221 19,806 19,493 Mississippi ..................: 4,151 3,860 3,897 Missouri .....................: 13,628 13,620 13,470 Montana ......................: 9,457 8,895 8,788 Nebraska .....................: 19,467 19,542 19,343 Nevada .......................: 370 371 375 New Hampshire ................: 51 48 46 New Jersey ...................: 272 276 281 New Mexico ...................: 807 768 750 : New York .....................: 2,733 2,599 2,699 North Carolina ...............: 4,228 4,043 4,108 North Dakota .................: 23,305 24,231 23,921 Ohio .........................: 9,860 9,740 9,650 Oklahoma .....................: 9,815 9,515 9,635 Oregon .......................: 1,895 1,727 1,781 Pennsylvania .................: 3,379 3,245 3,259 Rhode Island .................: 8 8 8 South Carolina ...............: 1,382 1,345 1,290 South Dakota .................: 16,836 17,197 17,065 : Tennessee ....................: 4,823 4,753 4,798 Texas ........................: 21,194 21,573 21,556 Utah .........................: 910 866 858 Vermont ......................: 244 253 254 Virginia .....................: 2,347 2,431 2,406 Washington ...................: 3,709 3,732 3,769 West Virginia ................: 648 656 670 Wisconsin ....................: 7,968 8,080 8,049 Wyoming ......................: 1,192 1,247 1,197 : United States 2/ .............: 311,996 311,543 309,951 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2026 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ States do not add to United States due to rye unallocated acreage. Corn Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2026 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 280 350 410 117 Arizona ............: 70 65 65 100 Arkansas ...........: 500 810 590 73 California .........: 440 420 400 95 Colorado ...........: 1,460 1,500 1,410 94 Connecticut ........: 24 23 23 100 Delaware ...........: 165 175 175 100 Florida ............: 85 85 100 118 Georgia ............: 375 550 560 102 Idaho ..............: 380 430 380 88 : Illinois ...........: 10,800 11,200 10,900 97 Indiana ............: 5,200 5,400 5,400 100 Iowa ...............: 12,900 13,550 13,100 97 Kansas .............: 6,300 6,850 7,100 104 Kentucky ...........: 1,370 1,520 1,450 95 Louisiana ..........: 470 810 700 86 Maine ..............: 30 30 30 100 Maryland ...........: 440 460 460 100 Massachusetts ......: 14 14 14 100 Michigan ...........: 2,300 2,350 2,250 96 : Minnesota ..........: 8,200 8,900 8,600 97 Mississippi ........: 490 910 630 69 Missouri ...........: 3,500 3,800 3,650 96 Montana ............: 130 145 140 97 Nebraska ...........: 10,050 10,750 10,300 96 Nevada .............: 20 26 30 115 New Hampshire ......: 12 12 12 100 New Jersey .........: 72 75 73 97 New Mexico .........: 105 105 110 105 New York ...........: 1,020 970 1,010 104 : North Carolina .....: 890 950 900 95 North Dakota .......: 3,950 4,700 4,400 94 Ohio ...............: 3,400 3,400 3,400 100 Oklahoma ...........: 450 540 520 96 Oregon .............: 110 105 80 76 Pennsylvania .......: 1,050 1,010 1,000 99 Rhode Island .......: 2 2 2 100 South Carolina .....: 340 390 380 97 South Dakota .......: 5,900 6,850 6,300 92 Tennessee ..........: 700 930 1,000 108 : Texas ..............: 2,200 2,500 2,600 104 Utah ...............: 80 85 75 88 Vermont ............: 94 95 94 99 Virginia ...........: 460 470 450 96 Washington .........: 205 200 230 115 West Virginia ......: 41 41 50 122 Wisconsin ..........: 3,750 4,150 3,700 89 Wyoming ............: 85 85 85 100 : United States ......: 90,909 98,788 95,338 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2026 as indicated by reports from farmers. Sorghum Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2026 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Colorado ...........: 535 545 540 99 Kansas .............: 3,000 3,000 2,700 90 Nebraska ...........: 290 250 250 100 Oklahoma ...........: 370 440 540 123 South Dakota .......: 420 255 390 153 Texas ..............: 1,700 2,150 1,700 79 : United States ......: 6,315 6,640 6,120 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2026 as indicated by reports from farmers. Oat Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2026 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Georgia ............: 65 85 90 106 Idaho ..............: 40 40 50 125 Illinois ...........: 50 50 45 90 Iowa ...............: 145 120 130 108 Kansas .............: 160 160 135 84 Maine ..............: 20 18 17 94 Michigan ...........: 50 45 45 100 Minnesota ..........: 205 245 225 92 Montana ............: 65 80 85 106 Nebraska ...........: 120 125 125 100 : New York ...........: 60 43 53 123 North Carolina .....: 41 43 49 114 North Dakota .......: 285 335 325 97 Ohio ...............: 40 50 60 120 Oregon .............: 20 13 15 115 Pennsylvania .......: 74 68 82 121 South Dakota .......: 270 315 275 87 Texas ..............: 380 385 415 108 Wisconsin ..........: 145 150 140 93 : United States ......: 2,235 2,370 2,361 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2026 as indicated by reports from farmers. Barley Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2026 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alaska .............: 7 7 5 71 Arizona ............: 13 10 9 90 California .........: 47 40 40 100 Colorado ...........: 57 44 52 118 Delaware ...........: 21 20 19 95 Idaho ..............: 530 520 540 104 Kansas .............: 9 9 9 100 Maine ..............: 10 7 8 114 Maryland ...........: 31 31 31 100 Michigan ...........: 8 8 6 75 : Minnesota ..........: 34 41 40 98 Montana ............: 910 780 800 103 New York ...........: 8 6 6 100 North Carolina .....: 16 15 14 93 North Dakota .......: 370 450 450 100 Oregon .............: 31 28 35 125 Pennsylvania .......: 40 47 52 111 South Dakota .......: 34 41 40 98 Utah ...............: 15 16 13 81 Virginia ...........: 24 27 25 93 : Washington .........: 80 69 70 101 Wisconsin ..........: 11 12 16 133 Wyoming ............: 75 71 72 101 : United States ......: 2,381 2,299 2,352 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2026 as indicated by reports from farmers. All Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2026 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 110 110 100 91 Arizona ............: 59 50 65 130 Arkansas ...........: 130 110 110 100 California .........: 350 305 305 100 Colorado ...........: 2,100 2,100 2,050 98 Delaware ...........: 70 53 55 104 Georgia ............: 145 165 155 94 Idaho ..............: 1,210 1,215 1,235 102 Illinois ...........: 770 780 720 92 Indiana ............: 310 320 300 94 : Kansas .............: 7,600 7,300 7,000 96 Kentucky ...........: 560 490 440 90 Maryland ...........: 325 315 280 89 Michigan ...........: 400 530 520 98 Minnesota ..........: 1,220 1,150 1,040 90 Mississippi ........: 60 65 75 115 Missouri ...........: 680 640 610 95 Montana ............: 5,330 5,290 4,850 92 Nebraska ...........: 1,000 950 900 95 New Mexico .........: 375 365 370 101 : New York ...........: 135 150 150 100 North Carolina .....: 410 350 330 94 North Dakota .......: 6,575 6,430 5,835 91 Ohio ...............: 530 570 540 95 Oklahoma ...........: 4,400 4,150 4,400 106 Oregon .............: 750 750 750 100 Pennsylvania .......: 250 260 275 106 South Carolina .....: 80 80 70 88 South Dakota .......: 1,520 1,460 1,340 92 Tennessee ..........: 385 345 270 78 : Texas ..............: 5,500 5,500 5,700 104 Utah ...............: 115 115 120 104 Virginia ...........: 150 130 130 100 Washington .........: 2,295 2,325 2,300 99 Wisconsin ..........: 265 300 275 92 Wyoming ............: 110 110 110 100 : United States ......: 46,274 45,328 43,775 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings for 2026 as indicated by reports from farmers. Winter Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026 [Includes area planted in preceding fall] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2026 : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 110 110 100 91 Arkansas ...........: 130 110 110 100 California .........: 325 290 290 100 Colorado ...........: 2,100 2,100 2,050 98 Delaware ...........: 70 53 55 104 Georgia ............: 145 165 155 94 Idaho ..............: 760 780 810 104 Illinois ...........: 770 780 720 92 Indiana ............: 310 320 300 94 Kansas .............: 7,600 7,300 7,000 96 : Kentucky ...........: 560 490 440 90 Maryland ...........: 325 315 280 89 Michigan ...........: 400 530 520 98 Mississippi ........: 60 65 75 115 Missouri ...........: 680 640 610 95 Montana ............: 1,950 2,250 1,900 84 Nebraska ...........: 1,000 950 900 95 New Mexico .........: 375 365 370 101 New York ...........: 135 150 150 100 North Carolina .....: 410 350 330 94 : North Dakota .......: 125 100 65 65 Ohio ...............: 530 570 540 95 Oklahoma ...........: 4,400 4,150 4,400 106 Oregon .............: 750 750 750 100 Pennsylvania .......: 250 260 275 106 South Carolina .....: 80 80 70 88 South Dakota .......: 860 780 690 88 Tennessee ..........: 385 345 270 78 Texas ..............: 5,500 5,500 5,700 104 Utah ...............: 115 115 120 104 : Virginia ...........: 150 130 130 100 Washington .........: 1,800 1,850 1,850 100 Wisconsin ..........: 265 300 275 92 Wyoming ............: 110 110 110 100 : United States ......: 33,535 33,153 32,410 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Durum Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026 [Includes area planted in preceding fall in Arizona and California] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2026 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Arizona ............: 59 50 65 130 California .........: 25 15 15 100 Montana ............: 880 890 800 90 North Dakota .......: 1,100 1,230 1,070 87 : United States ......: 2,064 2,185 1,950 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2026 as indicated by reports from farmers. Other Spring Wheat Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2026 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Idaho ..............: 450 435 425 98 Minnesota ..........: 1,220 1,150 1,040 90 Montana ............: 2,500 2,150 2,150 100 North Dakota .......: 5,350 5,100 4,700 92 South Dakota .......: 660 680 650 96 Washington .........: 495 475 450 95 : United States ......: 10,675 9,990 9,415 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2026 as indicated by reports from farmers. All Hay Area Harvested - States and United States: 2024-2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2026 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 690 720 750 104 Alaska .............: 23 23 21 91 Arizona ............: 310 330 330 100 Arkansas ...........: 1,230 1,270 1,270 100 California .........: 940 820 860 105 Colorado ...........: 1,295 1,150 1,230 107 Connecticut ........: 50 45 44 98 Delaware ...........: 10 10 10 100 Florida ............: 300 300 290 97 Georgia ............: 480 470 450 96 : Idaho ..............: 1,250 1,150 1,250 109 Illinois ...........: 445 450 410 91 Indiana ............: 480 550 500 91 Iowa ...............: 1,000 1,010 1,060 105 Kansas .............: 2,130 2,400 2,370 99 Kentucky ...........: 2,100 2,295 2,310 101 Louisiana ..........: 370 410 450 110 Maine ..............: 118 125 120 96 Maryland ...........: 195 185 185 100 Massachusetts ......: 49 49 50 102 : Michigan ...........: 760 760 790 104 Minnesota ..........: 1,200 1,280 1,300 102 Mississippi ........: 600 560 500 89 Missouri ...........: 2,855 2,985 3,150 106 Montana ............: 2,560 2,160 2,450 113 Nebraska ...........: 2,370 2,300 2,250 98 Nevada .............: 350 345 345 100 New Hampshire ......: 39 36 34 94 New Jersey .........: 95 101 98 97 New Mexico .........: 270 255 225 88 : New York ...........: 1,140 1,120 1,150 103 North Carolina .....: 588 509 525 103 North Dakota .......: 1,930 2,390 2,550 107 Ohio ...............: 790 820 850 104 Oklahoma ...........: 3,360 3,335 3,000 90 Oregon .............: 930 780 850 109 Pennsylvania .......: 1,160 1,090 1,080 99 Rhode Island .......: 6 6 6 100 South Carolina .....: 260 250 250 100 South Dakota .......: 2,880 2,640 2,550 97 : Tennessee ..........: 1,645 1,715 1,720 100 Texas ..............: 4,910 5,100 5,100 100 Utah ...............: 700 650 650 100 Vermont ............: 150 158 160 101 Virginia ...........: 970 1,085 1,120 103 Washington .........: 620 650 700 108 West Virginia ......: 607 615 620 101 Wisconsin ..........: 1,290 1,150 1,230 107 Wyoming ............: 890 950 900 95 : United States ......: 49,390 49,557 50,113 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended area harvested in 2026 as indicated by reports from farmers. Rice Area Planted by Class - States and United States: 2024-2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted Class and State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2026 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Long grain : Arkansas ...........: 1,330 1,180 900 76 California .........: 8 9 8 89 Louisiana ..........: 425 420 370 88 Mississippi ........: 153 160 80 50 Missouri ...........: 214 209 170 81 Texas ..............: 145 140 120 86 : United States ......: 2,275 2,118 1,648 78 : Medium grain : Arkansas ...........: 117 103 100 97 California .........: 440 480 470 98 Louisiana ..........: 48 62 60 97 Mississippi ........: 2 4 - (X) Missouri ...........: 5 4 5 125 Texas ..............: 3 5 5 100 : United States ......: 615 658 640 97 : Short grain : Arkansas ...........: 1 1 1 100 California 2/ ......: 28 35 30 86 : United States ......: 29 36 31 86 : All : Arkansas ...........: 1,448 1,284 1,001 78 California .........: 476 524 508 97 Louisiana ..........: 473 482 430 89 Mississippi ........: 155 164 80 49 Missouri ...........: 219 213 175 82 Texas ..............: 148 145 125 86 : United States ......: 2,919 2,812 2,319 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2026 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Includes sweet rice. Canola Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2026 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent : Idaho ..............: 97.0 82.0 100.0 122 Kansas .............: 8.5 10.5 13.0 124 Minnesota ..........: 110.0 115.0 115.0 100 Montana ............: 215.0 155.0 190.0 123 North Dakota .......: 2,140.0 1,810.0 2,080.0 115 Oklahoma ...........: 21.0 16.0 27.0 169 Washington .........: 160.0 150.0 160.0 107 : United States ......: 2,751.5 2,338.5 2,685.0 115 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2026 as indicated by reports from farmers. Soybean Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2026 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Alabama ............: 360 295 290 98 Arkansas ...........: 3,050 2,590 3,100 120 Delaware ...........: 155 140 145 104 Georgia ............: 170 155 140 90 Illinois ...........: 10,800 10,300 10,500 102 Indiana ............: 5,800 5,450 5,500 101 Iowa ...............: 10,050 9,450 9,900 105 Kansas .............: 4,550 4,100 4,400 107 Kentucky ...........: 2,050 1,800 1,850 103 Louisiana ..........: 1,100 790 860 109 : Maryland ...........: 495 465 460 99 Michigan ...........: 2,230 2,080 2,050 99 Minnesota ..........: 7,400 7,150 7,300 102 Mississippi ........: 2,300 1,810 2,300 127 Missouri ...........: 5,950 5,600 5,500 98 Nebraska ...........: 5,300 4,850 5,200 107 New Jersey .........: 105 100 110 110 New York ...........: 370 310 330 106 North Carolina .....: 1,630 1,630 1,700 104 North Dakota .......: 6,600 6,550 6,700 102 : Ohio ...............: 5,100 4,900 4,800 98 Oklahoma ...........: 510 365 420 115 Pennsylvania .......: 630 580 580 100 South Carolina .....: 395 365 350 96 South Dakota .......: 5,450 5,100 5,600 110 Tennessee ..........: 1,820 1,550 1,550 100 Texas ..............: 100 110 95 86 Virginia ...........: 610 600 570 95 Wisconsin ..........: 2,180 2,030 2,400 118 : United States ......: 87,260 81,215 84,700 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2026 as indicated by reports from farmers. Peanut Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2026 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent : Alabama ............: 190.0 195.0 200.0 103 Arkansas ...........: 45.0 48.0 37.0 77 Florida ............: 165.0 175.0 155.0 89 Georgia ............: 850.0 920.0 780.0 85 Mississippi ........: 26.0 21.0 12.0 57 Missouri ...........: 24.0 27.0 25.0 93 North Carolina .....: 130.0 140.0 130.0 93 Oklahoma ...........: 19.0 19.0 18.0 95 South Carolina .....: 82.0 90.0 70.0 78 Texas ..............: 240.0 285.0 220.0 77 Virginia ...........: 30.0 33.0 27.0 82 : United States ......: 1,801.0 1,953.0 1,674.0 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2026 as indicated by reports from farmers. Sunflower Area Planted by Type - States and United States: 2024-2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Varietal type : Area planted and State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2026 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Oil : California .........: 15.5 14.0 11.0 79 Colorado ...........: 23.0 36.0 37.0 103 Kansas .............: 9.5 25.0 30.0 120 Minnesota ..........: 31.0 81.0 70.0 86 Nebraska ...........: 26.0 36.0 40.0 111 North Dakota .......: 230.0 510.0 590.0 116 South Dakota .......: 245.0 430.0 460.0 107 Texas ..............: 14.5 57.0 56.0 98 : United States ......: 594.5 1,189.0 1,294.0 109 : Non-oil : California .........: 0.5 0.3 1.0 333 Colorado ...........: 3.0 3.5 2.0 57 Kansas .............: 1.0 0.5 1.0 200 Minnesota ..........: 6.7 3.3 2.0 61 Nebraska ...........: 2.3 2.3 2.5 109 North Dakota .......: 75.0 65.0 50.0 77 South Dakota .......: 34.0 19.0 23.0 121 Texas ..............: 3.5 5.3 10.0 189 : United States ......: 126.0 99.2 91.5 92 : All : California .........: 16.0 14.3 12.0 84 Colorado ...........: 26.0 39.5 39.0 99 Kansas .............: 10.5 25.5 31.0 122 Minnesota ..........: 37.7 84.3 72.0 85 Nebraska ...........: 28.3 38.3 42.5 111 North Dakota .......: 305.0 575.0 640.0 111 South Dakota .......: 279.0 449.0 483.0 108 Texas ..............: 18.0 62.3 66.0 106 : United States ......: 720.5 1,288.2 1,385.5 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2026 as indicated by reports from farmers. Flaxseed Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2026 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 acres --------------- percent : Montana ............: 56 78 120 154 North Dakota .......: 92 170 110 65 : United States ......: 148 248 230 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2026 as indicated by reports from farmers. Cotton Area Planted by Type - States and United States: 2024-2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted Type and State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2026 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 acres ----------------- percent : Upland : Alabama ............: 400.0 290.0 290.0 100 Arizona ............: 96.0 87.0 80.0 92 Arkansas ...........: 650.0 520.0 470.0 90 California .........: 21.0 18.0 25.0 139 Florida ............: 85.0 61.0 65.0 107 Georgia ............: 1,100.0 835.0 900.0 108 Kansas .............: 131.0 102.0 100.0 98 Louisiana ..........: 155.0 90.0 110.0 122 Mississippi ........: 520.0 330.0 300.0 91 Missouri ...........: 400.0 355.0 360.0 101 : New Mexico .........: 42.0 30.0 30.0 100 North Carolina .....: 410.0 285.0 340.0 119 Oklahoma ...........: 435.0 390.0 450.0 115 South Carolina .....: 225.0 170.0 170.0 100 Tennessee ..........: 265.0 205.0 250.0 122 Texas ..............: 5,950.0 5,300.0 5,500.0 104 Virginia ...........: 91.0 73.0 70.0 96 : United States ......: 10,976.0 9,141.0 9,510.0 104 : American Pima : Arizona ............: 14.0 15.5 15.0 97 California .........: 145.0 92.0 80.0 87 New Mexico .........: 15.0 13.0 15.0 115 Texas ..............: 33.0 21.0 20.0 95 : United States ......: 207.0 141.5 130.0 92 : All : Alabama ............: 400.0 290.0 290.0 100 Arizona ............: 110.0 102.5 95.0 93 Arkansas ...........: 650.0 520.0 470.0 90 California .........: 166.0 110.0 105.0 95 Florida ............: 85.0 61.0 65.0 107 Georgia ............: 1,100.0 835.0 900.0 108 Kansas .............: 131.0 102.0 100.0 98 Louisiana ..........: 155.0 90.0 110.0 122 Mississippi ........: 520.0 330.0 300.0 91 Missouri ...........: 400.0 355.0 360.0 101 : New Mexico .........: 57.0 43.0 45.0 105 North Carolina .....: 410.0 285.0 340.0 119 Oklahoma ...........: 435.0 390.0 450.0 115 South Carolina .....: 225.0 170.0 170.0 100 Tennessee ..........: 265.0 205.0 250.0 122 Texas ..............: 5,983.0 5,321.0 5,520.0 104 Virginia ...........: 91.0 73.0 70.0 96 : United States ......: 11,183.0 9,282.5 9,640.0 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2026 as indicated by reports from farmers. Sugarbeet Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026 [Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except California] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2026 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent : California 2/ 3/ ...: 28.3 - (NA) (X) Colorado ...........: 24.8 23.8 24.0 101 Idaho ..............: 173.2 166.3 158.0 95 Michigan ...........: 135.1 133.9 141.0 105 Minnesota ..........: 411.1 426.0 411.0 96 Montana ............: 24.6 24.6 23.0 93 Nebraska ...........: 47.4 48.1 49.0 102 North Dakota .......: 215.8 213.0 215.0 101 Oregon .............: 10.5 10.0 10.0 100 Washington .........: 1.9 2.0 2.0 100 Wyoming ............: 32.1 31.3 30.0 96 : United States ......: 1,104.8 1,079.0 1,063.0 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Intended plantings in 2026 as indicated by reports from processors. 2/ Relates to year of planting for overwintered beets in southern California. 3/ Estimates discontinued in 2026. Tobacco Area Harvested - States and United States: 2024-2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2026 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------------- acres -------------------- percent : Kentucky ...........: 32,300 29,400 30,200 103 North Carolina .....: 113,000 121,000 120,000 99 Tennessee ..........: 8,150 7,500 7,900 105 Virginia ...........: 12,400 13,400 13,500 101 : United States ......: 165,850 171,300 171,600 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended area harvested in 2026 as indicated by reports from farmers. Tobacco Area Harvested by Class and Type - States and United States: 2024-2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested Class, type, and State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2026 1/ : Percent of : : : :previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- acres --------------- percent : Class 1, Flue-cured (11-14) : North Carolina .........................: 113,000 121,000 120,000 99 Virginia ...............................: 12,400 13,400 13,500 101 : United States ..........................: 125,400 134,400 133,500 99 : Class 2, Fire-cured (21-23) : Kentucky ...............................: 4,700 3,100 3,300 106 Tennessee ..............................: 3,700 2,900 3,100 107 : United States ..........................: 8,400 6,000 6,400 107 : Class 3A, Light air-cured : Type 31, Burley : Kentucky .............................: 24,500 23,900 24,500 103 Tennessee ............................: 3,500 3,800 4,000 105 : United States ........................: 28,000 27,700 28,500 103 : Class 3B, Dark air-cured (35-37) : Kentucky ...............................: 3,100 2,400 2,400 100 Tennessee ..............................: 950 800 800 100 : United States ..........................: 4,050 3,200 3,200 100 : All tobacco : United States ..........................: 165,850 171,300 171,600 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended area harvested in 2026 as indicated by reports from farmers. Dry Edible Bean Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026 [Excludes beans grown for garden seed] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2026 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ----------------- percent : Colorado ...........: 54.0 40.0 30.0 75 Idaho ..............: 45.0 40.0 45.0 113 Michigan ...........: 255.0 250.0 225.0 90 Minnesota ..........: 280.0 295.0 270.0 92 Nebraska ...........: 130.0 106.0 101.0 95 North Dakota .......: 730.0 580.0 510.0 88 Washington .........: 46.0 55.0 55.0 100 : United States ......: 1,540.0 1,366.0 1,236.0 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2026 as indicated by reports from farmers. Chickpea Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area planted Size and State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2026 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Small chickpeas 2/ : Idaho ..................................: 38.0 27.0 22.0 81 Montana ................................: 50.0 59.0 70.0 119 North Dakota ...........................: 16.0 7.0 7.0 100 Washington .............................: 38.0 35.0 17.0 49 : United States ..........................: 142.0 128.0 116.0 91 : Large chickpeas 3/ : Idaho ..................................: 59.0 71.0 60.0 85 Montana ................................: 172.0 201.0 180.0 90 North Dakota ...........................: 31.0 30.0 48.0 160 Washington .............................: 103.0 106.0 95.0 90 : United States ..........................: 365.0 408.0 383.0 94 : All chickpeas : Idaho ..................................: 97.0 98.0 82.0 84 Montana ................................: 222.0 260.0 250.0 96 North Dakota ...........................: 47.0 37.0 55.0 149 Washington .............................: 141.0 141.0 112.0 79 : United States ..........................: 507.0 536.0 499.0 93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Intended plantings in 2026 as indicated by reports from farmers. 2/ Chickpeas 20/64 inches or smaller. 3/ Chickpeas larger than 20/64 inches. Lentil Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2026 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Montana ............: 720.0 830.0 620.0 75 North Dakota .......: 165.0 185.0 155.0 84 Washington .........: 51.0 57.0 57.0 100 : United States ......: 936.0 1,072.0 832.0 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2026 as indicated by reports from farmers. Dry Edible Pea Area Planted - States and United States: 2024-2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted State :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2024 : 2025 : 2026 1/ : Percent of : : : : previous year ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent : Idaho ..............: 12.0 22.0 22.0 100 Montana ............: 595.0 690.0 710.0 103 Nebraska ...........: 27.0 23.0 22.0 96 North Dakota .......: 305.0 380.0 360.0 95 Washington .........: 49.0 58.0 60.0 103 : United States ......: 988.0 1,173.0 1,174.0 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended plantings in 2026 as indicated by reports from farmers. Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Domestic Units - United States: 2025 and 2026 [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2026 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Grains and hay : Barley .................................: 2,299 2,352 1,761 Corn for grain 1/ ......................: 98,788 95,338 91,258 Corn for silage ........................: (NA) 6,208 Hay, all ...............................: (NA) (NA) 49,557 50,113 Alfalfa ..............................: (NA) 14,676 All other ............................: (NA) 34,881 Oats ...................................: 2,370 2,361 944 Proso millet ...........................: 442 397 Rice ...................................: 2,812 2,319 2,740 Rye ....................................: 2,229 341 Sorghum for grain 1/ ...................: 6,640 6,120 6,020 Sorghum for silage .....................: (NA) 448 Wheat, all .............................: 45,328 43,775 37,241 Winter ...............................: 33,153 32,410 25,508 Durum ................................: 2,185 1,950 2,123 Other spring .........................: 9,990 9,415 9,610 : Oilseeds : Canola .................................: 2,338.5 2,685.0 2,306.0 Cottonseed .............................: (X) (X) Flaxseed ...............................: 248 230 234 Mustard seed ...........................: 126.2 111.8 Peanuts ................................: 1,953.0 1,674.0 1,906.0 Rapeseed ...............................: 18.6 16.6 Safflower ..............................: 116.5 108.5 Soybeans for beans .....................: 81,215 84,700 80,437 Sunflower ..............................: 1,288.2 1,385.5 1,246.2 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops : Cotton, all ............................: 9,282.5 9,640.0 7,804.9 Upland ...............................: 9,141.0 9,510.0 7,666.7 American Pima ........................: 141.5 130.0 138.2 Sugarbeets .............................: 1,079.0 1,063.0 1,059.8 Sugarcane ..............................: (NA) 946.0 Tobacco ................................: (NA) (NA) 171.3 171.6 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Chickpeas ..............................: 536.0 499.0 520.3 Dry edible beans .......................: 1,366.0 1,236.0 1,334.6 Dry edible peas ........................: 1,173.0 1,174.0 1,063.0 Lentils ................................: 1,072.0 832.0 949.0 : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Hops ...................................: (NA) 41.7 Maple syrup ............................: (NA) (NA) Mushrooms ..............................: (NA) (NA) Peppermint oil .........................: (NA) 22.9 Potatoes ...............................: 902.0 896.8 Spearmint oil ..........................: (NA) 11.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Domestic Units - United States: 2025 and 2026 (continued) [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2026 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per acre : Production Crop :---------------------------------------------- : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ----- : Grains and hay : Barley ..........................bushels: 80.0 140,849 Corn for grain ..................bushels: 186.5 17,020,549 Corn for silage ....................tons: 21.8 135,540 Hay, all ...........................tons: 2.48 123,031 Alfalfa ..........................tons: 3.42 50,213 All other ........................tons: 2.09 72,818 Oats ............................bushels: 73.8 69,626 Proso millet ....................bushels: 35.9 14,239 Rice 2/ .............................cwt: 7,544 206,707 Rye .............................bushels: 36.5 12,459 Sorghum for grain ...............bushels: 72.6 436,825 Sorghum for silage .................tons: 16.4 7,325 Wheat, all ......................bushels: 53.3 1,984,537 Winter ........................bushels: 54.9 1,401,554 Durum .........................bushels: 40.6 86,223 Other spring ..................bushels: 51.7 496,760 : Oilseeds : Canola ...........................pounds: 2,017 4,650,910 Cottonseed .........................tons: (X) 4,204.0 Flaxseed ........................bushels: 22.2 5,202 Mustard seed .....................pounds: 636 71,120 Peanuts ..........................pounds: 3,767 7,179,850 Rapeseed .........................pounds: 2,126 35,290 Safflower ........................pounds: 1,319 143,160 Soybeans for beans ..............bushels: 53.0 4,261,858 Sunflower ........................pounds: 1,863 2,321,852 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops : Cotton, all 2/ ....................bales: 856 13,918.0 Upland 2/ .......................bales: 847 13,530.0 American Pima 2/ ................bales: 1,348 388.0 Sugarbeets .........................tons: 33.2 35,140 Sugarcane ..........................tons: 36.4 34,445 Tobacco ..........................pounds: 2,093 358,570 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Chickpeas 2/ ........................cwt: 1,315 6,844 Dry edible beans 2/ .................cwt: 2,012 26,855 Dry edible peas 2/ ..................cwt: 1,738 18,480 Lentils 2/ ..........................cwt: 1,112 10,557 : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Hops .............................pounds: 1,996 83,143.4 Maple syrup .....................gallons: (NA) 5,771 Mushrooms ........................pounds: (NA) 669,930 Peppermint oil ...................pounds: 108 2,471 Potatoes ............................cwt: 460 412,860 Spearmint oil ....................pounds: 139 1,609 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Area planted for all purposes. 2/ Yield in pounds. Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Metric Units - United States: 2025 and 2026 [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2026 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : hectares : Grains and hay : Barley .........................: 930,380 951,830 712,660 Corn for grain 1/ ..............:39,978,520 38,582,340 36,931,200 Corn for silage ................: (NA) 2,512,320 Hay, all 2/ ....................: (NA) (NA) 20,055,220 20,280,230 Alfalfa ......................: (NA) 5,939,230 All other ....................: (NA) 14,115,990 Oats ...........................: 959,120 955,470 382,030 Proso millet ...................: 178,870 160,660 Rice ...........................: 1,137,990 938,480 1,108,850 Rye ............................: 902,050 138,000 Sorghum for grain 1/ ...........: 2,687,140 2,476,700 2,436,230 Sorghum for silage .............: (NA) 181,300 Wheat, all 2/ ..................:18,343,790 17,715,300 15,071,060 Winter .......................:13,416,690 13,116,000 10,322,830 Durum ........................: 884,250 789,150 859,160 Other spring .................: 4,042,850 3,810,160 3,889,070 : Oilseeds : Canola .........................: 946,370 1,086,590 933,220 Cottonseed .....................: (X) (X) Flaxseed .......................: 100,360 93,080 94,700 Mustard seed ...................: 51,070 45,240 Peanuts ........................: 790,360 677,450 771,340 Rapeseed .......................: 7,530 6,720 Safflower ......................: 47,150 43,910 Soybeans for beans .............:32,866,900 34,277,240 32,552,050 Sunflower ......................: 521,320 560,700 504,320 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops: Cotton, all 2/ .................: 3,756,530 3,901,210 3,158,560 Upland .......................: 3,699,270 3,848,600 3,102,640 American Pima ................: 57,260 52,610 55,930 Sugarbeets .....................: 436,660 430,190 428,890 Sugarcane ......................: (NA) 382,840 Tobacco ........................: (NA) (NA) 69,320 69,440 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Chickpeas ......................: 216,910 201,940 210,560 Dry edible beans ...............: 552,810 500,200 540,100 Dry edible peas ................: 474,700 475,110 430,190 Lentils ........................: 433,830 336,700 384,050 : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Hops ...........................: (NA) 16,860 Maple syrup ....................: (NA) (NA) Mushrooms ......................: (NA) (NA) Peppermint oil .................: (NA) 9,270 Potatoes .......................: 365,030 362,930 Spearmint oil ..................: (NA) 4,690 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Metric Units - United States: 2025 and 2026 (continued) [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2026 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per hectare : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2025 : 2026 : 2025 : 2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : metric tons : Grains and hay : Barley .................................: 4.30 3,066,620 Corn for grain .........................: 11.71 432,341,860 Corn for silage ........................: 48.94 122,959,820 Hay, all 2/ ............................: 5.57 111,611,850 Alfalfa ..............................: 7.67 45,552,470 All other ............................: 4.68 66,059,380 Oats ...................................: 2.65 1,010,620 Proso millet ...........................: 2.01 322,930 Rice ...................................: 8.46 9,376,070 Rye ....................................: 2.29 316,470 Sorghum for grain ......................: 4.55 11,095,870 Sorghum for silage .....................: 36.65 6,645,130 Wheat, all 2/ ..........................: 3.58 54,010,250 Winter ...............................: 3.70 38,144,050 Durum ................................: 2.73 2,346,610 Other spring .........................: 3.48 13,519,590 : Oilseeds : Canola .................................: 2.26 2,109,620 Cottonseed .............................: (X) 3,813,800 Flaxseed ...............................: 1.40 132,140 Mustard seed ...........................: 0.71 32,260 Peanuts ................................: 4.22 3,256,730 Rapeseed ...............................: 2.38 16,010 Safflower ..............................: 1.48 64,940 Soybeans for beans .....................: 3.56 115,988,770 Sunflower ..............................: 2.09 1,053,170 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops : Cotton, all 2/ .........................: 0.96 3,030,290 Upland ...............................: 0.95 2,945,810 American Pima ........................: 1.51 84,480 Sugarbeets .............................: 74.33 31,878,470 Sugarcane ..............................: 81.62 31,247,980 Tobacco ................................: 2.35 162,640 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Chickpeas ..............................: 1.47 310,440 Dry edible beans .......................: 2.26 1,218,120 Dry edible peas ........................: 1.95 838,240 Lentils ................................: 1.25 478,860 : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Hops ...................................: 2.24 37,710 Maple syrup ............................: (NA) 28,860 Mushrooms ..............................: (NA) 303,870 Peppermint oil .........................: 0.12 1,120 Potatoes ...............................: 51.60 18,727,020 Spearmint oil ..........................: 0.16 730 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Area planted for all purposes. 2/ Total may not add due to rounding. Winter Weather Summary Highlights: Despite several episodes of extreme weather, the nation overall experienced a warm, dry winter. Warmth was especially prominent from the Pacific Coast to the Plains, while any sustained cold weather was focused from the lower Great Lakes region into the Northeast. Winter dryness dominated large sections of the South, East, and lower Midwest, as well as portions of the Plains. However, embedded within the mild, dry pattern were major events such as flooding in western Washington, peaking around December 10; a sprawling winter storm from the southern Rockies to the Atlantic Coast, from January 23-26; and the worst Florida freeze in 16 years, from February 1-3. Florida's freeze damaged a variety of crops, including citrus, blueberries, strawberries, and sugarcane. The March USDA/NASS Crop Production report indicated Florida's production for sugar, month-over-month, fell from 18.165 to 16.718 million tons, a drop of 1.447 million tons, or 8 percent, with most, if not all, of the loss attributable to the February freeze event. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, drought coverage across the Lower 48 States increased from 40.29 to 54.88 percent-nearly 15 percentage points, between December 9, 2025, and March 3, 2026. Drought significantly worsened during the winter in most areas from the southern Plains to the southern Atlantic Coast, with a second area of drought deterioration from northeastern Colorado and Nebraska northwestward into parts of Montana. Conversely, improving drought conditions were noted in the Great Lakes region, especially in Michigan and Wisconsin. Meanwhile, the West experienced an odd winter, with many areas receiving ample precipitation, despite below-average snowfall. Much of the Western storminess occurred from December into early January and during a brief spell in mid-February. The West also endured a protracted dry spell, spanning more than a month starting in early January. Potential future impacts from the West's largely subpar snow accumulations-as well as premature melting, due to late-winter and spring warmth-could include low spring and summer streamflow; local to regional water shortages; and an extended wildfire season. End-of-February reporting from USDA/NASS indicated that declining winter wheat conditions were a concern in Nebraska and adjacent areas. Nebraska's wheat had been rated 54 percent good to excellent on November 23, 2025-a number that declined to 18 percent by the end of February. Nebraska endured long stretches of dry, windy weather, interrupted by a sharp, mid-winter cold snap that occurred without the benefit of a widespread, protective snow cover. In top winter wheat-producer Kansas, however, where the soil held more moisture and winter weather was less extreme, the decline in winter wheat rated good to excellent was subtle, going from 62 to 58 percent between November 23 and February 28. Across the southern half of the Plains, late-winter wildfire activity peaked on February 17, with the Ranger Road Fire scorching more than 283,000 acres of cured vegetation in northwestern Oklahoma and southwestern Kansas. By the end of February, statewide topsoil moisture in agricultural regions was rated 70 to 80 percent very short to short in Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, and Wyoming. On the same date, topsoil moisture was rated at least 50 percent short in several Southern States, including Louisiana (59 percent) and Arkansas (53 percent). Despite patchy drought across the lower Midwest, 60 to 65 percent of the winter wheat crop was rated good to excellent as March began in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio. Historical Perspective: According to preliminary data provided by the National Centers for Environmental Information, the contiguous United States overall experienced a mild, dry winter, with a December-February average temperature of 37.13 degrees F and an average precipitation total of 4.95 inches. Mean values from 1901-2000 were 32.23 degrees F and 6.79 inches, respectively. The only higher winter average temperature, 37.47 degrees F, occurred in 2023-24. Falling to third place was 2015-16, with an average of 36.78 degrees F. Meanwhile, it was the nation's fifth-driest winter on record. Drier winters in the Lower 48 States were observed in 1930-31, 1962-63, 1976-77, and 1980-81. State temperature rankings ranged from the 28th-coldest winter in Delaware to the warmest on record in Oklahoma, Oregon, Nevada, Texas, Wyoming, and the Four Corners States. Additionally, it was the second-warmest winter in California, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, and Nebraska, and among the ten warmest in South Dakota and Washington. Meanwhile, Michigan had its 23rd-wettest winter. Conversely, top-ten rankings for winter dryness were observed in Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas; four Midwestern States from Missouri to Ohio; six Southern States; and all New England States, minus Vermont. December: Across the continental United States, December featured an ongoing battle between frigid air arriving from northwestern North America and seemingly endless Pacific warmth and storminess. Temperature patterns exhibited the struggle, with significantly colder-than-normal conditions in the Great Lakes and Northeastern States contrasting with record-setting warmth extending from parts of the West to the High Plains. In fact, monthly temperatures averaged more than 10 degrees F above normal in numerous locations from the interior Northwest and northern Great Basin to the central High Plains. Conversely, readings broadly averaged at least 5 degrees F below normal from the upper Great Lakes region into the Northeast. The mean dividing line between cold and warm air stretched from northeastern Montana to the southern Appalachians. Starting on December 9 and intermittently continuing for nearly 3 weeks, dozens of towns and cities set or tied monthly temperature records. Furthermore, it was the warmest December on record from Pocatello, Idaho, to Phoenix, Arizona; from Reno, Nevada, to Rawlins, Wyoming; and many communities in between. Farther east, however, Midwestern snow that had fallen in late November was slow to melt, due to consistently cold conditions early in the month. In fact, snow coverage across the Lower 48 States topped 40 percent each day from December 3-6, as fresh snow briefly expanded coverage into portions of the central and southern Plains, mid-South, and mid-Atlantic. But, as milder air gradually spread northeastward, national snow coverage fell below 30 percent on December 16 and below 20 percent by December 21, according to the National Weather Service. Given the overarching December warmth across the western United States, high-elevation snow accumulations were largely inadequate, leaving only the northern Rockies with near- or above-average snowpack as 2026 began. In the Sierra Nevada, the average snow-water equivalency increased from around an inch in mid-December to 6.5 inches (about two-thirds of normal for the date) at the end of the month, according to the California Department of Water Resources, courtesy of holiday-week storms that delivered valley downpours and less-than-optimal mountain snow. Western precipitation-albeit widespread and frequently heavy-shifted southward as the month progressed. Consequently, flooding initially struck western Washington-peaking on or about December 10-before extending as far south as southern California just prior to the holidays. Christmas Eve featured more than 4 inches of rain in southern California communities such as Sandberg and Santa Barbara, with the latter location experiencing its wettest December day on record. However, there was a sharp divide between December storminess across the northern Plains and much of the West, and very dry conditions from the Four Corners region to the central and southern Plains and the mid-South. Aside from heavy precipitation in southern sections of California and the Great Basin, the December precipitation distribution was loosely consistent with a weak La Niņa, which had developed in early autumn. January: From January 23-26, a sprawling and destructive storm system left a swath of wintry weather-snow, sleet, and freezing rain-from the southern Rockies to the Atlantic Coast. Bitterly cold weather accompanied and trailed the winter storm, largely locking the snow and ice into place for more than a week and complicating recovery efforts. Some of the most extensive damage occurred across the mid-South, where heavy ice accretion (0.50 to 1.25 inches) led to protracted power outages. At the height of the storm, more than one million customers -many across northern Louisiana, western and central Tennessee, and roughly the northwestern half of Mississippi - were left without electricity. Mid-South freezing rain was also destructive to timber and orchard crops, with a secondary area of icing reported east of the southern Appalachians. A larger area, extending from the central and southern Plains into the Ohio Valley and the middle and northern Atlantic States, received snow, or a mix of snow and sleet. Storm-total snowfall topped a foot in many locations from the lower Midwest into the Northeast. Several surges of frigid air trailed the storminess into the central and eastern United States. Even areas such as the northern Plains and upper Midwest, which avoided widespread wintry precipitation, endured extreme cold. Many winter wheat fields from Nebraska northwestward into Montana experienced sub-zero temperatures without the benefit of a protective snow cover, with some locations briefly dipping below -20 degrees F. Farther south, accumulations of snow and ice from the southern Plains into the mid-South and mid-Atlantic provided winter grains and cover crops with beneficial moisture and insulation. Deep South Texas observed a freeze on January 26, although the short duration and limited intensity of the event spared citrus and most other active crops. Similarly, Louisiana's new sugarcane crop escaped the cold spell without permanent freeze injury. Across Florida's peninsula, however, light, late-month freezes were a warm-up act to a major freeze event from February 1-3. The late-January cold snap resulted in monthly temperatures averaging more than 5 degrees F below normal in portions of the upper Great Lakes States and from the Ohio Valley into the lower Great Lakes region. Below-normal January temperatures covered a broader area encompassing much of the eastern half of the United States, despite relatively mild weather during the first 3 weeks of the New Year. Conversely, monthly temperatures averaged more than 5 degrees F above normal across the northern and central Rockies and adjacent High Plains. In fact, warmer-than-normal January weather broadly encompassed the West and the northern High Plains, although pesky fog and low clouds plagued California's Central Valley and parts of the Northwest during the mid- to late-month period. A dramatic Western pattern shift occurred around January 10, signaling the end of a month-long spell of stormy weather. Thereafter, a stretch of mild, dry Western weather extended to more than a month by mid-February, leading to growing concerns regarding mostly abysmal snowpack. (Most earlier storms were not particularly efficient at building snowpack, except in the northern Rockies, as a greater-than-average percentage of the precipitation had fallen as rain, rather than snow.) According to the California Department of Water Resources, the average water equivalency of the Sierra Nevada snowpack reached 10 inches (more than 90 percent of normal for the date) by January 6, but also ended the month at 10 inches (less than 60 percent of normal). A similar scenario elsewhere in the West left end-of-January snowpack broadly less than 50 percent of normal from southern Washington and Oregon into the Southwest, including much of Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, southern Colorado, western and southern Utah, and the northern tier of California. February: A damaging cold outbreak affected Florida's peninsula from February 1-3, with variable impacts on citrus, blueberries, strawberries, sugarcane, winter vegetables, ornamentals, and nurseries. Traditional freeze-protection measures, such as creating ice caps (delivered by sprinklers) on fruits and flying helicopters over vegetable fields, were complicated or rendered impossible by high winds during the first 2 days of the event. Full assessment of Florida's freeze impacts will not be known for weeks or months, depending on the crop. The last time Florida's peninsula experienced a freeze of similar magnitude was January 2010, with that event generally peaking on the 10th. Previously, a more severe Florida freeze occurred in December 1989. Meanwhile, meager snowpack remained a prominent feature in the West, despite a mid-February stormy spell. By March 1, snow-water equivalency values were less than 50 percent of average nearly statewide in Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico, as well as portions of neighboring States. In fact, only portions the northern Rockies had a relatively robust snowpack as March began, with near-normal water equivalency largely limited to western Wyoming and environs. According to the California Department of Water Resources, the Sierra Nevada snowpack contained an average of 15 inches of water equivalency (less than two-thirds of normal) at the end of February, up from 10 inches as the month began. Most of the snowpack gains in Sierra Nevada occurred from February 15-19, when numerous high-elevation sites received at least 4 to 8 feet of snow. Despite the lack of sustained storminess over the last 2 months, California's 154 primary intrastate reservoirs were mostly brimming with water, containing 119 percent of average storage as March began. February warmth dominated the western and central United States, while below-normal temperatures gripped the East, despite a late-month warming trend. For dozens of communities, from the Desert Southwest to the High Plains, it was the warmest February on record, with temperatures averaging 6 to 12 degrees F above normal. The list of cities affected by record-setting February warmth included Phoenix, Arizona; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Abilene, Amarillo, Lubbock, and Midland, Texas; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Laramie and Lander, Wyoming. Many of the previous records had been set in February 1930, 1954, 2000, 2015, or 2017. Farther east, colder-than-normal February conditions stretched from Florida's peninsula into the Northeast, with monthly temperatures averaging as much as 6 degrees F below normal in the latter region. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, drought coverage in the Lower 48 States increased sharply, from 43.04 to 54.88 percent, during the 5-week period ending March 3. Additionally, national coverage of Extreme to Exceptional Drought (D3 to D4) more than doubled, from 3.12 to 6.92 percent, between January 27 and March 3. Worsening drought was especially notable across the Plains, South, and parts of the Midwest, while improvement was limited to a few areas, including portions of the middle Atlantic States. By February 24, national drought coverage rose above 50 percent for the first time since November 5, 2024. A week later, on March 3, drought coverage (54.88 percent) was the greatest since December 6, 2022, more than 3 years ago. By March 3, double-digit coverage of D3 to D4 was observed in ten States, led by Florida (71 percent), Georgia (37 percent), and Arkansas (35 percent). Other February highlights included a mid-month rash of wildfires across the central and southern High Plains and a late-month winter storm that resulted in blizzard conditions and scattered power outages from the middle Atlantic Coast into southern New England. The wildfire activity peaked on February 17, when the Ranger Road Fire scorched more than 283,000 acres of vegetation and resulted in some cattle and property losses across northwestern Oklahoma and southwestern Kansas, after being sparked in Beaver County, Oklahoma. On February 22-23, a late-winter coastal storm produced more than a foot of wind-driven snow in major East Coast cities from Philadelphia to Boston. Crop Comments Corn: Growers intend to plant 95.3 million acres of corn for all purposes in 2026, a decrease of 3 percent from last year. Compared with last year, planted acreage is expected to be down or unchanged in 37 of the 48 estimating States. Acreage decreases of 300,000 acres or more from last year are expected in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Record high acreage is expected in Nevada and Washington. Record low acreage is expected in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. Sorghum: Growers intend to plant 6.12 million acres of sorghum for all purposes in 2026, down 8 percent from last year. Kansas, the leading sorghum- producing State, is expecting 10 percent less sorghum acres in 2026 compared with last year. Texas growers are expecting to plant 21 percent less sorghum acres than last year. Oats: Area expected to be seeded to oats for the 2026 crop year is estimated at 2.36 million acres, down less than 1 percent from 2025. If realized, planted area for the Nation will be the third lowest on record. Record low planted area is expected in Maine. Barley: Producers intend to seed 2.35 million acres of barley for the 2026 crop year, up 2 percent from the previous year. In Montana, the largest barley State, acreage is expected to increase by 3 percent from last year. Record low acreage is expected in Utah. Winter wheat: The 2026 winter wheat planted area is estimated at 32.4 million acres, down 2 percent from the previous estimate and down 2 percent from last year. Of the total planted acreage, approximately 23.1 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 5.79 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.54 million acres are White Winter. If realized, California, Nebraska, and Virginia will have record low planted areas. Durum wheat: Area expected to be seeded to Durum wheat for 2026, is estimated at 1.95 million acres, down 11 percent from 2025. Other spring wheat: Growers intend to plant 9.42 million acres of other spring wheat, down 6 percent from 2025. If realized, this represents the lowest other spring wheat planted area since 1970. Of this total, about 8.78 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Planted area in North Dakota, the largest spring wheat-producing State, is estimated at 4.70 million acres, down 8 percent from last year. Hay: Producers intend to harvest 50.1 million acres of all hay in 2026, up 1 percent from 2025. Record low all hay harvested area is expected in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania. Rice: Area expected to be planted to rice in 2026 is estimated at 2.32 million acres, down 18 percent from 2025. If realized, both the United States long grain acres and Arkansas long grain acres will be the lowest planted area since 1983. Arkansas, the largest long grain rice-producing State, is expected to decrease long grain acres by 24 percent from the previous year, and medium grain acres are expected to decrease 3 percent in the State. California, the largest medium and short grain-producing State, is expected to decrease medium grain planted area by 2 percent and decrease short grain planted area by 14 percent compared with last year. Mississippi is expected to plant the lowest acreage since 1973. Texas is expected to plant the lowest area since the data series began in 1929. Canola: Producers intend to plant 2.69 million acres in 2026, up 15 percent from last year's planted area. If realized, planted area for the Nation will be the second largest on record. Compared with last year, planted area is up or unchanged in all seven of the major canola-producing States. Planted area in North Dakota, the leading canola-producing State, is up 15 percent from last year and will represent the second highest area on record, if realized. Planted area in Idaho is estimated at 100,000 acres and will be a record high, if realized. Soybeans: Growers intend to plant 84.7 million acres in 2026, up 4 percent from last year. Compared with last year, planting intentions are up or unchanged in 20 of the 29 estimating States. Increases of 300,000 acres or more are anticipated in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. If realized, the planted acres in Wisconsin will be the largest on record. Peanuts: Growers intend to plant 1.67 million acres in 2026, down 14 percent from 2025. Compared with last year, acreage decreases are expected in 10 out of the 11 estimating States. Planted area decreases of 20,000 acres or more are expected in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Texas. In Georgia, the largest peanut-producing State, planted area is expected to be down 15 percent from last year to 780,000 acres. Sunflower: Growers intend to plant 1.39 million acres in 2026, an increase of 8 percent from last year's planted area. Planted area in North Dakota is expected to increase 11 percent from last year to 640,000 acres. Record low planted area is expected in California. Area intended for oil type varieties, at 1.29 million acres, is up 9 percent from 2025. Area intended for non-oil varieties, at 91,500 acres, is down 8 percent from last year and will represent the lowest acreage on record for the Nation, if realized. Record low planted acreage for non-oil type varieties is expected in Colorado and Minnesota. Flaxseed: Growers intend to plant 230,000 acres of flaxseed in 2026, a decrease of 7 percent from 2025. Planted acreage in Montana is expected to increase 54 percent from the previous year. If realized, this will be the first time that Montana has planted more acres than North Dakota since the data series began in 1920. Planted acreage in North Dakota is expected to be down 35 percent from 2025. Cotton: Growers intend to plant an estimated 9.64 million acres, up 4 percent from last year. Upland area is estimated at 9.51 million acres, up 4 percent from 2025. American Pima area is estimated at 130,000 acres, down 8 percent from 2025. Texas and Georgia, the two largest cotton-producing States, are both expecting increases in area planted to all cotton. If realized, New Mexico is estimated to have record low upland cotton planted acres. Sugarbeets: Area expected to be planted to sugarbeets for the 2026 crop year is estimated at 1.06 million acres, down 1 percent from 2025. Tobacco: United States all tobacco area for harvest in 2026 is expected to total 171,600 acres, up less than 1 percent from the previous year. Despite the increase, if realized, this will be the third lowest tobacco harvested area on record for the Nation. Compared with last year, harvested acreage is expected to be up in three of the four major tobacco-producing States. Flue-cured tobacco, at 133,500 acres, is down 1 percent from 2025 and accounts for 78 percent of this year's total tobacco expected harvested acreage. The light air-cured burley type tobacco area, at 28,500 acres, is up 3 percent from 2025. Fire-cured tobacco, at 6,400 acres, is up 7 percent from 2025. Dark air-cured tobacco, at 3,200 acres, is unchanged from last year. Dry edible beans: Growers intend to plant 1.24 million acres in 2026, down 10 percent from the previous year. Idaho is the only State, among the seven program States, expected to increase planted acres. Chickpeas: Growers intend to plant 499,000 acres of chickpeas, down 7 percent from the previous year. Planted area for small chickpeas is estimated at 116,000 acres. Area expected to be planted for large chickpeas in 2026 is estimated at 383,000 acres. Lentils: Growers intend to plant 832,000 acres in 2026, down 22 percent from the previous year. Compared with last year, planted area in Montana, the largest lentil-producing State, is expected to decrease by 210,000 acres. Dry edible peas: Growers intend to plant 1.17 million acres in 2026, up slightly from the previous year. A record high area planted is expected in Montana. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: The acreage estimates in this report are based primarily on surveys conducted during the first two weeks of March. The March Agricultural Survey is a probability survey that includes a sample of approximately 73,800 farm operators selected from a list of producers that ensures all operations in the United States have a chance to be selected. Data from operators was collected by mail, internet, or telephone to obtain information on crop acreage intentions for the 2026 crop year. Estimating Procedures: National, Regional, State, and grower reported data were reviewed for reasonableness and consistency with historical estimates. Each Regional Field Office submits their analysis of the current situation to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB). Survey data are compiled to the National level and are reviewed at this level independently of each State's review. Acreage estimates were based on survey data and the historical relationship of official estimates to the survey data. Revision Policy: Acreage estimates in the Prospective Plantings report will not be revised. These estimates are intended to reflect grower intentions as of the survey period. New acreage estimates will be made based on surveys conducted in June when crop acreages have been established or planting intentions are firm. These new estimates will be published in the Acreage report scheduled for June 30, 2026. Winter wheat is an exception. Since winter wheat was seeded prior to the March survey, any changes in estimates in this report are considered revisions. The estimate of the harvested acreage of winter wheat will be published on May 12, 2026, along with the first production forecast of the crop year. Reliability: The survey used to make acreage estimates is subject to sampling and non-sampling errors that are common to all surveys. Sampling errors represent the variability between estimates that would result if many different samples were surveyed at the same time. Sampling errors for major crops are generally between 1.0 and 3.0 percent, but they cannot be applied directly to the acreage published in this report to determine confidence intervals because the official estimates represent a composite of information from more than a single source. Non-sampling errors cannot be measured directly. They may occur due to incorrect reporting and/or recording, data omissions or duplications, and errors in processing. To minimize non-sampling errors, vigorous quality controls are used in the data collection process and all data are carefully reviewed for consistency and reasonableness. To assist users in evaluating the reliability of acreage estimates in this report, the "Root Mean Square Error," a statistical measure based on past performance, is computed. The deviations between the acreage estimates in this report and the final estimates are expressed as a percentage of the final estimates. The average of squared percentage deviations for the latest 20-year period is computed. The square root of the average becomes statistically the "Root Mean Square Error." Probability statements can be made concerning expected differences in the current estimates relative to the final end-of-season estimates, assuming that factors affecting this year's estimates are not different from those influencing recent years. For example, the "Root Mean Square Error" for the corn planted estimate is 2.4 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the current corn acreage estimate will not be above or below the final estimate by more than 2.4 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the difference will not exceed 4.2 percent. Also, shown in the following table is a 20-year record for selected crops of the difference between the Prospective Plantings planted acreage estimates and the final estimates. Using corn again as an example, changes between the intentions estimates and the final estimates during the past 20 years have averaged 1.63 million acres, ranging from 32,000 acres to 6.56 million acres. The prospective plantings estimates have been below the final estimate 11 times and above 9 times. This does not imply that the planted estimate this year is likely to understate or overstate the final estimate. Reliability of Prospective Plantings Planted Acreage Estimates [Based on data for the past twenty years] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Difference between forecast : : : and final estimate : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : : 90 percent : Thousand acres : Years Crop : Root mean : confidence :---------------------------------------------------------------- : square error : interval : : : : Below : Above : : : Average : Smallest : Largest : final : final --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ percent ------ --------- 1,000 acres --------- ---- number --- : Barley .......................: 7.6 13.1 199 14 401 8 12 Corn .........................: 2.4 4.2 1,634 32 6,558 11 9 Hay 1/ .......................: 3.2 5.5 1,503 34 3,769 3 17 Oats .........................: 6.7 11.5 140 3 490 8 12 Peanuts ......................: 7.7 13.4 99 3 216 11 9 Rice .........................: 7.3 12.6 174 13 329 9 11 Sorghum ......................: 7.5 13.0 395 39 1,220 13 7 Soybeans .....................: 3.4 5.9 1,868 156 8,517 8 12 Sugarbeets ...................: 2.1 3.6 18 1 53 9 11 Upland cotton ................: 7.8 13.4 744 13 2,115 12 8 Wheat : Winter wheat ................: 1.7 3.0 541 21 1,242 5 15 Durum wheat .................: 21.6 37.3 239 36 1,028 13 7 Other spring ................: 5.7 9.8 528 30 2,083 7 13 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Harvested acreage. USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov Anthony Prillaman, Acting Chief, Crops Branch............................................. (202) 720-2127 Chris Hawthorn, Head, Field Crops Section................................................. (202) 720-2127 Fleming Gibson, Head, Fruits, Vegetables, and Special Crops Section....................... (202) 236-2428 Joshua Bates - Asparagus, Hemp, Maple Syrup, Soybeans................................ (202) 690-3234 Natasha Bruton - Cotton System Consumption and Stocks, Grain Crushings, Fats and Oils, Flour Milling Products, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Plums, Prunes..... (202) 690-1042 Noemi Guindin - Crop Progress and Condition, Kiwifruit............................... (202) 720-7324 Michelle Harder - Hay, Kale, Peanuts, Raspberries.................................... (202) 690-8533 Deonne Holiday - Almonds, Carrots, Coffee, Cranberries, Garlic, Onions Proso Millet, Rye, Tobacco...................................................... (202) 720-4288 Bret Holliman - Apricots, Barley, Chickpeas, Nectarines, Peaches, Snap Beans, Tomatoes............................................................ (202) 720-7235 James Johanson - Dry Edible Beans, Lettuce, Macadamias, Wheat........................ (202) 720-8068 Greg Lemmons - Beets, Corn, Flaxseed, Pears, Rice, Sweet Corn........................ (202) 720-9526 Krishna Rizal - Artichokes, Celery, Grapefruit, Lemons, Mandarins and Tangerines, Mint, Mushrooms, Olives, Oranges, Pistachios.................................... (202) 720-5412 Chris Singh - Apples, Cucumbers, Hazelnuts, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Squash, Sugarbeets, Sugarcane, Sweet Potatoes................................... 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