Planting of the 2026/27 US soybean crop reached 49% of the projected area, after advancing 16 percentage points in one week, according to data from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) collected through Sunday (10). At the same time last year, planting was at 45%; the average for the last five years is 36%. USDA It is projected that U.S. producers will plant 34.27 million hectares with soybeans this season, a 4% increase compared to the previous cycle. Furthermore, 20% of the area has already reached the emergence stage, compared to 16% last season and 12% on average.
Corn
Planting of the 2026/27 corn crop progressed 19 percentage points last week, reaching 57% of the estimated area (38.58 million hectares), a pace below that observed in the previous cycle (59%), but ahead of the multi-year average (52%). Furthermore, 23% of the area has already reached the emergence phase, compared to 26% in the previous season and 19% on average over the last five years.
Cotton
Cotton planting advanced 8 percentage points last week, reaching 29% of the estimated area – a slightly ahead pace compared to the previous season (27%) and the multi-year average (28%).
Wheat
Regarding winter wheat, 61% of the crops have reached the tillering stage (weekly progress of 12 pp), compared to 51% in the same period of the last harvest and 45% on average over the last five years. Of the cultivated area, 28% of the crops are in good and excellent condition – a decrease of 3 pp compared to the level observed in the previous week and well below the 54% of the same period last year. Furthermore, 32% are in fair condition and 40% in poor and very poor condition. Spring wheat planting has reached 53% of the projected area – ahead of the normal average (51%) – after advancing 21 pp in one week. At the same time last season, sowing was at 63%. In addition, 23% of the spring wheat area has reached the emergence stage, compared to 19% on average over the last five years.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.