# Corn Acres Top 95 Million, But There’s a Silver Lining in USDA’s March Acreage Report

> USDA's Prospective Plantings report estimates US farmers will plant 95.3 million acres of corn in 2025, up 5% from 2024, and 83.5 million acres of soybeans. Corn acreage came in about 1 million acres above trade expectations, though prices reacted little.

- Date: 2025-03-31 · published 2025-03-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25597-corn-acres-top-95-million-but-there-s-a-silver-lining-in-usda-s-march-acreage
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Larger-than-expected corn acreage points to ample US supply later in the year, which is bearish for corn prices and feed costs.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-06-28 | [USDA acreage report shocks the market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58542-usda-acreage-report-shocks-the-market.md) | -2.0% | -4.5% |
| CORN | 2024-06-28 | [Corn Falls on Friday as USDA Reports Larger Acreage and Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29803-corn-falls-on-friday-as-usda-reports-larger-acreage-and-stocks.md) | -0.3% | -0.9% |
| 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 | 2022-11-09 | [November USDA Report Increases Corn and Soybean Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38642-november-usda-report-increases-corn-and-soybean-production.md) | +1.6% | -5.7% |
| CORN | 2025-10-04 | [Where Did USDA Find the Additional Corn in the Quarterly Stocks Report? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22331-where-did-usda-find-the-additional-corn-in-the-quarterly-stocks-report-agweb.md) | -0.1% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2022-11-09 | [November USDA Report Increases Corn and Soybean Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38642-november-usda-report-increases-corn-and-soybean-production.md) | +0.9% | +1.9% |
| SOY | 2022-08-12 | [USDA Lowers Corn Production, Increases Soybean Production in August Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39956-usda-lowers-corn-production-increases-soybean-production-in-august-reports.md) | -12.5% | -12.9% |
| SOY | 2022-03-10 | [March WASDE Report Not a Huge Surprise, but Wheat Liquidation Continues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42240-march-wasde-report-not-a-huge-surprise-but-wheat-liquidation-continues.md) | -2.2% | -4.0% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/corn/corn-acres-top-95-million-theres-silver-lining-usdas-march-acreage-report

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