Soybean planting for the 2026/27 crop in the United States has reached 67% of the projected area, after advancing 18 percentage points in one week, according to data from… Department of Agriculture (USDA), collected until Sunday (17). In the same period last year, planting was at 63%; on average over the last five years, at 53%. The 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, 32% of the area has already reached the emergence stage, the same pace observed last year, but ahead of the multi-year average of 23%.
Corn
Planting of the 2026/27 corn crop progressed 19 percentage points last week, reaching 76% of the estimated area (38.58 million hectares), a pace in line with that recorded at the same point in the previous cycle, but ahead of the multi-year average (70%). Furthermore, 39% of the area has already reached the emergence phase, compared to 47% in the previous season and 37% on average over the last five years.
Cotton
Cotton planting advanced 12 percentage points last week, reaching 41% of the estimated area – a slightly ahead pace compared to the previous season (38%) and the multi-year average (40%).
Wheat
Regarding winter wheat, 71% of the crops have reached the tillering stage (weekly progress of 10 pp), compared to 62% in the same period of the last harvest and 58% on average over the last five years. Of the cultivated area, 27% of the crops are in good and excellent condition – a decrease of 1 pp compared to the level observed in the previous week and well below the 52% of the same period last year. Furthermore, 30% are in fair condition and 43% in poor and very poor condition. As for spring wheat planting, it has reached 73% of the projected area – ahead of the normal average (66%) – after advancing 20 pp in one week. At the same time last season, sowing was at 80%. In addition, 39% of the spring wheat area has reached the emergence stage, compared to 34% on average over the last five years.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.