Corn acreage is up across the tri-state region. Minnesota growers planted 8.4 million acres, up 400,000 acres from last year. South Dakota’s planted corn acreage is record high at 6.2 million. That’s up 450,000 acres from 2022. Corn acres in North Dakota totaled 3.9 million, up nearly 100,000 acres from a year ago. For soybeans, Minnesota acreage is up slightly from a year ago at 5.7 million. North Dakota is down slightly from a year ago at 5.65 million. Soybean planting in South Dakota totaled 5.3 million, an increase of 200,000 acres from a year ago.
