2026 Acreage Outlook: Soybeans and Cotton Rise While Corn and Wheat Face Notable Declines https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground Corn falls to 95.3M acres (-3%) while soybeans rise to 84.7M (+4%). Wheat hits a record low 43.8M acres (-3%) and cotton climbs to 9.64M (+4%). en-US Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:40:53 GMT Iran Conflict Trumps USDA Reports as Money Flows into Food and Energy https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-4569-d49b-a79d-fdfbce760000 "Prices are a function of supply and demand. Supply and demand does matter, but they are modified by the flow of money and that's certainly been true and… Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:40:53 GMT https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-4569-d49b-a79d-fdfbce760000 Bigger Acreage Impact From High Fertilizer Prices Might Come in 2027, Not 2026 https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-455c-d961-a59d-fd5fa19d0000 Rising fertilizer prices ahead of planting aren’t unprecedented — and history suggests the biggest impact might not be immediate. Seth Meyer points back… Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:26:30 GMT https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-455c-d961-a59d-fd5fa19d0000 Listen to AgriTalk for Report Analysis and Market Reaction https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-4549-d042-adff-c7fda7810000 Brian Grete with Commstock Investments joins Chip Flory on AgriTalk to dig into the March 31 USDA reports. Click here to listen to the conversation. "We… Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:05:45 GMT https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-4549-d042-adff-c7fda7810000 NCGA's Krista Swanson: Significant Share of Corn Acreage Likely Set https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-4538-ddd1-a59d-4f3a08960000 When asked if the corn acreage estimate of 95.3 million was surprising, NCGA Chief Economist Krista Swanson replied no. She notes the estimate is down… Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:46:30 GMT https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-4538-ddd1-a59d-4f3a08960000 USDA Survey Adds Timing Data to Capture Farmer Sentiment Amid Rising Fertilizer Costs https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-4518-ddf3-adbf-cdbd42730000 The timing of USDA's Prospective Plantings report matters more than usual this year. Market conditions were shifting in real time as geopolitical tensions… Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:11:49 GMT https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-4518-ddf3-adbf-cdbd42730000 Wheat Acres Continue to Dwindle as Drought Stress Mounts https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-450e-d0e2-a7dd-477e490b0000 The latest Drought Monitor puts the proportion of US winter wheat area under drought conditions at a new high of 57% for 2026. That is significantly above… Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:00:54 GMT https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-450e-d0e2-a7dd-477e490b0000 Planters are Rolling in Iowa and Illinois https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-4506-d0e2-a7dd-47764c6e0000 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:52:11 GMT https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-4506-d0e2-a7dd-47764c6e0000 Soybean Markets Surge as Iowa and Illinois are Expected to Plant Less Corn in 2026 https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-44d3-ddd1-a59d-4ed3198e0000 According to USDA, planted acreage intentions for corn are down in 37 of the 48 estimating states. Acreage decreases of 300,000 acres or more from last… Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:26:06 GMT https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-44d3-ddd1-a59d-4ed3198e0000 Matt Bennett: Bullish Soybeans and Wheat, Corn a Wash https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-44db-d08a-a19d-6fdb51370000 On her Markets Now podcast, Michelle Rook chats with Matt Bennett, AgMarket.net, to break down USDA's Prospective Plantings and Quarterly Grain Stocks… Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:05:14 GMT https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-44db-d08a-a19d-6fdb51370000 2025/26 Q2 Corn Demand Larger Than the Trade Expected https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-44ca-d08a-a19d-6fdbcdb90000 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:47:12 GMT https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-44ca-d08a-a19d-6fdbcdb90000 USDA Quarterly Grain Stocks: Corn and Soybean Supplies Surge Over 10% From 2025 https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-44c7-ddd1-a59d-4ed7867c0000 USDA has also released its March Quarterly Grain Stocks numbers. At a glance: Corn stocks up 11% from March 2025 Soybean stocks up 10% All wheat stocks up… Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:43:37 GMT https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-44c7-ddd1-a59d-4ed7867c0000 Markets React to Prospective Plantings Report https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-44c1-d031-afff-5ce30c6d0000 Ahead of the report, corn futures were trading 1 to 2 cents lower, soybeans were steady to 2 cents higher, wheat was 13 to 17 cents higher and cotton was… Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:36:33 GMT https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-44c1-d031-afff-5ce30c6d0000 U.S. Corn and Soybean Planted Acreage Intentions Total 180M https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-44bd-d27b-af9d-7cff76040000 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:32:38 GMT https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-44bd-d27b-af9d-7cff76040000 2026 Prospective Plantings: Corn and Cotton Top Trade Guesses as Wheat Slumps to Historic Lows https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-44af-d0e2-a7dd-47ff3c290000 USDA's Prospective Plantings report is out. Here's a glance: Corn planted acreage down 3% from 2025 Soybean acreage up 4% All wheat acreage down 3% All… Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:17:06 GMT https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-44af-d0e2-a7dd-47ff3c290000 Watch Live As NASS Releases Prospective Plantings and Grain Stocks Numbers https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-44a0-db4e-adbd-c6a09c200000 Watch live as the National Agricultural Statistics Service announces Prospective Plantings and Grain Stocks numbers. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:01:07 GMT https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-44a0-db4e-adbd-c6a09c200000 Time Will Tell How Acreage and Stocks Shake Out https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-4497-d0e2-a7dd-47f7076a0000 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:50:39 GMT https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-4497-d0e2-a7dd-47f7076a0000 Quarterly Stocks: Trade Eyes Massive Corn and Soy Inventory Build https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-4491-d4db-abbd-f5fba9650000 USDA will also release the Quarterly Grain Stocks numbers today. The trade expects 9.1 billion bushels of corn, which is up nearly 1 billion bushels from… Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:44:47 GMT https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-4491-d4db-abbd-f5fba9650000 Mike North: Hoping for Optimism to Move Markets Higher https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-4487-ddd1-a59d-4e97dc040000 USDA's March Prospective Plantings Report tends to be "explosive" in terms of market reaction, according to Ever.Ag's Mike North. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:34:04 GMT https://www.agweb.com/news/live/usda-prospective-plantings-corn-and-wheat-acres-expected-slide-soybeans-gain-ground#0000019d-4487-ddd1-a59d-4e97dc040000