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(Indianapolis) – April 2, 2026 – Indiana Farm Bureau’s Chief Economist Todd Davis is offering his insights on the latest National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) report released earlier this week on the prospective planting figures for 2026.

According to Davis, U.S. farmers intend to plant more soybeans and fewer corn acres this year compared to 2025. Indiana farmers specifically are predicted to plant the same amount of corn and 1% more soybean acres during the 2026 planting season.

“This data is right in line with what analysts predicted. Last year’s record corn crop rebuilt stocks and sent a market signal to reduce corn area,” said Davis. “Mother Nature will still have the final say of what farmers actually put in the ground this spring.”

Davis added that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) acreage report released in June will provide a much clearer picture on how accurate these predictions actually were.

Read Davis’s full insights here.

For more information about the report process and data, visit the USDA’s publications page.

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