Compared to 2019, during which a record amount of prevent planting claims were filed, corn planted acreage is expected to increase or have no change in 38 of the 48 corn-producing states. The largest change in planted acreage is estimated to be in South Dakota, where 6 million acres are to be planted, compared to 4.3 million in 2019. South Dakota farmers claimed 2.9 million corn acres as prevent plant in 2019. Farmers in Ohio have the second-largest increase in corn planted acres, intending to plant 3.7 million corn acres in 2020, compared to 2.8 million in 2019. Ohio farmers claimed 928,000 corn acres as prevent plant in 2019. Figure 3 shows each state’s year-over-year change in corn acres to be planted.

For soybeans in the 2020/2021 marketing year, USDA estimates planted area to be 83.5 million acres, up 10% from 2019, or 7.4 million acres. Last year’s lower soybean acreage was a result of adverse impacts from retaliatory tariffs from China in combination with delayed spring planting. For 2020, soybean acres are projected to be largest in Illinois with 10.5 million acres, up 6% from 2019, followed by Iowa with 9.3 million acres, up 1% from 2019, and Minnesota with 7.4 million acres, up 8%. Figure 4 displays each state’s intended soybean acres for 2020.

Compared to 2019, soybean planted acres in 2020 are expected to increase or remain unchanged in 22 of the 29 soybean-producing states. Jumping up 54% from 3.5 million acres in 2019 to 5.4 million acres in 2020, the largest increase occurs in South Dakota, which led the nation in soybean prevent plantings in 2019 with 869,000 acres. The second-largest increase in 2020 is projected to occur in Texas with 115,000 acres, compared to 80,000 acres in 2019, a 44% increase. Michigan follows with a 25% increase from 2019 to 2020, going from 1.76 million acres to 2.2 million acres. Figure 5 shows each state’s year-over-year change in soybean acres to be planted.
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