# Corn still king as farmers plan 95 million acres for 2026 season

> USDA's Prospective Plantings report forecast 95.3 million corn acres, about 967,000 above trade estimates, and 84.7 million soybean acres, below expectations. The corn figure is a 3.4% drop from 2025 but still the fourth highest since World War II.

- Date: 2026-03-31 · published 2026-03-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20184-corn-still-king-as-farmers-plan-95-million-acres-for-2026-season
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A larger-than-expected corn acreage implies ample supply and pressure on corn prices, while lighter soybean acres support soybean and meal values.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-04-30 | [Increased corn acres driving higher fertilizer prices; farmers may see fuel price relief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4277-increased-corn-acres-driving-higher-fertilizer-prices-farmers-may-see-fuel.md) | -1.7% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2024-01-27 | [Illinois ranks as No. 1 soy, No. 2 corn producing state for 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13219-illinois-ranks-as-no-1-soy-no-2-corn-producing-state-for-2023.md) | -0.7% | -7.2% |
| CORN | 2019-08-13 | [U.S. farmers stung by tariffs now face a $3.5 billion corn loss](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11738-u-s-farmers-stung-by-tariffs-now-face-a-3-5-billion-corn-loss.md) | -3.3% | -8.2% |
| CORN | 2026-09-30 | [Report Reaction \| USDA shows 2025/26 corn ending stocks above 2-billion bushel mark - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17407-report-reaction-usda-shows-2025-26-corn-ending-stocks-above-2-billion-bushel.md) | -2.9% | -9.4% |
| CORN | 2025-03-31 | [Corn Acres Top 95 Million, But There’s a Silver Lining in USDA’s March Acreage Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25597-corn-acres-top-95-million-but-there-s-a-silver-lining-in-usda-s-march-acreage.md) | +0.4% | +4.2% |
| SOY | 2019-07-19 | [Corn and soybean crops at mid-season, 2019 - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57920-corn-and-soybean-crops-at-mid-season-2019-farmdoc.md) | +0.1% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2026-09-30 | [Report Reaction \| USDA shows 2025/26 corn ending stocks above 2-billion bushel mark - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17407-report-reaction-usda-shows-2025-26-corn-ending-stocks-above-2-billion-bushel.md) | +0.4% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2023-08-25 | [Pro Farmer releases 2023 national corn and soybean estimates - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13255-pro-farmer-releases-2023-national-corn-and-soybean-estimates-pro-farmer.md) | -0.4% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/-corn-is-still-king-usda-stuns-trade-with-big-acreage-figure

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