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NASS: U.S. principal crop acreage at 315 million; corn and soybeans see divergent changes
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Summary
The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported U.S. principal crop acreage at 315,000,000 acres in the June acreage report, up 0.6% from March intentions and down 1.4% from last year; corn is estimated at 91.5 million acres while soybeans are at 86.1 million acres. NASS will recheck planted acreage in August using FSA certified data.
The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported national principal crop acreage at 315,000,000 acres in its June acreage briefing, NASS acting Crops Branch chief Nick Strap said. That total is up 0.6% from March intentions but down 1.4% from a year earlier.
"We're sitting at 315,000,000 acres of principal crop acres," Strap said, and he walked through state patterns and historical comparisons showing the figure near recent years. He told viewers NASS will review planted acreage again in August using Farm Service Agency (FSA) certified acreage and may adjust estimates at that time.
The agency estimated corn planted at 91,500,000 acres, an increase of about 1,440,000 acres from the March intentions report and roughly 3,700,000 acres from last year. Strap noted the NASS corn estimate was about 200,000 acres outside the high end of the trade range used by industry analysts.
Soybeans were estimated at 86,100,000 acres, a small decline from March intentions (down 0.5%) but up about 2.5 million acres, or roughly 3%, from the previous year. NASS also reported record‑high biotech seed use for soybeans at 96%.
Other notable acreage changes included upland cotton at 11,700,000 acres (up 9.3% from March; Texas led state increases), winter wheat at 33,800,000 acres (down 7.9% year‑over‑year), and a number of specialty and minor crops with wide swings (for example, lentils up sharply, sunflowers down sharply). Strap highlighted state‑level drivers such as reductions in hay acres in Missouri and Oklahoma.
The briefing also explained data sources behind the estimates: the June Agricultural Survey of nearly 64,000 farmers and ranchers (May 30–June 16), the June Area Survey of just over 9,000 land segments (May 20–June 15), and an Off‑Farm Grain Stocks survey of roughly 8,200 commercial storage facilities.
The information was presented for USDA policymakers; NASS emphasized that, if any discrepancy appears between the briefing and the official published estimates, the official published estimates should be used. NASS invited follow‑up via phone or email and scheduled a social media Q&A at 1:15 p.m. Eastern.
Looking ahead, NASS said it will reexamine planted acreage in August after FSA certified acreage is available, at which time some state or crop estimates could change.
