The planted acres report out Friday from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) estimates 91.5 million acres of corn planted in the United States for 2024, down 3% from last year, with soybean acres estimated at 86.1 million acres, up 3% from last year.
The estimate for all cotton planted area for 2024 is 11.7 million acres, 14% above 2023. Upland cotton planted is estimated at 11.5 million acres, up 14% from last year. American Pima planted area is estimated at 182,000 acres, up 24% from 2023.