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An Early Look at the ’26 Acreage Mix

Published April 1, 2026

In its Prospective Plantings Report, USDA estimated corn acreage at 95.3 million acres, larger than the average trade guess of 94.5 million acres. The 95.3 million total is the same estimate issued in March of last year, which proved to…

SD, MN, ND Farmers Intend to Plant More Soybeans

Published April 1, 2026

USDA is predicting a bump in soybean acres across the region. South Dakota has the biggest increase, up ten percent from 2025. Minnesota and North Dakota are forecast to see a two percent increase in soybeans. The projected corn acreage…

State-by-State Specialty Crop Estimates Released

Published April 1, 2026

In the specialty crops, barley acreage intentions nationwide are up two percent. In North Dakota, barley acreage is projected to be in line with last year, while acreage will decline two percent from last year in Minnesota and South Dakota.…

Allendale Offers Acreage Forecast

Published March 19, 2026

The commodity brokerage firm, Allendale, is forecasting U.S. corn acreage at 93.6 million acres and soybeans at 85.6 million. That compares to USDA’s estimate of 2025 plantings at 98.8 million for corn and 85 million for soybeans. USDA will weigh…

Planting Plans to be Surveyed

Published February 14, 2025

USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service will mail its Prospective Planting survey Tuesday. The survey will ask farmers to provide information about the types of crops they intend to plant, how many acres they intend to plant, and the amount of…

Corn Acres Down in the ‘I’ States, Up in the Dakotas

Published April 1, 2021

According to the prospective plantings report, farmers intend to plant more overall acres this year. However, the corn and soybean acreage came in lower than what the trade expected. The 2021 corn acreage is projected to be just one percent…

Zero Room for Error

Published April 1, 2021

USDA delivered a shocker to the marketplace with its Prospective Plantings Report. "Oh boy, we're going to have another year of some very exciting markets," exclaimed Ted Seifried, chief market strategist, Zaner Ag Hedge. Corn acres are estimated at 91.1…

Huge Increases Forecast in North Dakota Corn/Soybean Acres

Published March 31, 2021

After significant prevented plant acreage in 2020, North Dakota farmers are expected to plant a huge corn and soybean crop this spring. North Dakota corn acreage is forecast to be up a monstrous 69 percent. Soybean acreage in North Dakota…

Analysts Prepare for March Prospective Plantings Report

Published March 22, 2019

The trade is leaning somewhere around 86 million acres of soybeans and 91.5 to 92 million acres of corn ahead of the upcoming USDA Prospective Plantings report. That’s according to Zaner Ag Hedge Chief Marketing Strategist Ted Seifried, who says…

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An Early Look at the ’26 Acreage Mix

SD, MN, ND Farmers Intend to Plant More Soybeans

State-by-State Specialty Crop Estimates Released

Allendale Offers Acreage Forecast

Planting Plans to be Surveyed

Corn Acres Down in the ‘I’ States, Up in the Dakotas

Zero Room for Error

Huge Increases Forecast in North Dakota Corn/Soybean Acres

Analysts Prepare for March Prospective Plantings Report

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