Forecasts for US crop sowings for 2019 harvests, with a wheat breakdown in a separate table below.
Early estimates for 2020 sowings are available by clicking here.
Analyst | Corn (m acres) |
Cotton (m acres) |
Soybeans (m acres) |
All wheat (m acres) |
Date of forecast |
USDA Wasde | 90.005 | 13.762 | 76.700 | 45.609 | September 12 2019 |
Rabobank | 13.5 | August 29 2019 | |||
USDA Wasde | 90.005 | 13.903 | 76.700 | 45.609 | August 12 2019 |
Reuters pre-Wasde poll | 87.998 | 81.006 | August 6 2019 | ||
Farm Futures |
83.5 |
79.6 | August 4 2019 | ||
ProFarmer |
85.8 |
80.2 | August 2 2019 | ||
JP Morgan |
87.0 |
August 2 2019 | |||
CF Industries |
"around 85" |
August 1 2019 | |||
ADM |
"mid-80s" |
August 1 2019 | |||
Global Commodity Analytics |
87.2 |
80.7 | 43.3 | July 31 2019 | |
RJ O’Brien |
84.7 |
78.00 | July 31 2019 | ||
Nutrien |
85-87 "prevent plant more than 10m" |
about 80 | July 30 2019 | ||
Rabobank | "7.4m corn acres left unplanted" | July 23 2019 | |||
USDA | 91.70 | 80.00 | July 11 2019 | ||
RJ O’Brien | 89.7 | 79.0 | 45.6 | June 28 2019 | |
USDA | 91.700 | 13.720 | 84.60 | 45.609 | June 28 2019 |
Reuters poll pre-USDA Acreage report | 86.7 | 13.8 | 84.4 | 45.7 | June 25 2019 |
IEG Vantage | 84.942 | 13.865 | 85.037 | 45.084 | June 5 2019 |
RJ O’Brien | 84.8 | 84.6 | June 4 2019 | ||
SocGen | 90.5 | 13.80 | 86.6 | 45.5 | June 4 2019 |
Futures International | 85.567 | 85.6 | 45.7 | June 3 2019 | |
IEG Vantage | 90.692 | 14.115 | 86.437 | 45.284 | May 14 2019 |
Nutrien | "+3-4 year on year" | May 10 2019 | |||
CF Industries | 92-93 | May 2 2019 | |||
Rabobank | 91.5 | -5m on 2018 | April 26 2019 | ||
Refinitiv | 90.596 | 87.665 | April 3 2019 | ||
USDA | 92.792 | 13.780 | 84.617 | 45.754 | March 29 2019 |
Rabobank | 91.0 | 14.5 | 85.6 | March 29 2019 | |
Reuters poll ahead of USDA sowings report | 91.332 | 86.169 | 46.915 | March 25 2019 | |
Bloomberg poll head of USDA sowings report |
91.3 |
14.4 | 86.2 | 46.9 | March 25 2019 |
Farm Futures |
90.9 |
15.4 | 85.9 | 45.9 | March 22 2019 |
FC Stone |
90.4 |
87.7 | March 15 2019 | ||
Allendale |
91.475 |
84.263 | 47.414 | March 13 2019 | |
IEG Vantage |
91.771 |
14.702 | 85.494 | 46.722 | March 12 2019 |
Bayer |
up 3-4% |
down 4-5% | February 27 2019 | ||
USDA (at Outlook Forum) |
92.0 |
14.3 | 85.0 | 47.0 | February 21 2019 |
Reuters poll ahead of USDA Outlook Forum |
91.512 |
86.144 | 47.196 | February 19 2019 | |
Bloomberg poll ahead of USDA Outlook Forum |
91.7 |
86.1 | 47.2 | February 19 2019 | |
IEG Vantage |
91.591 |
14.652 | 86.044 | 46.782 | February 14 2019 |
CF Industries |
"up 4m year on year" |
"up 1m year on year" | February 13 2019 | ||
National Cotton Council |
|
14.450 | February 9 2019 | ||
JP Morgan |
93.1 |
13.70 | 82.0 | 47.5 | January 28 2019 |
Farm Futures |
90.3 |
14.6 | 84.6 | 46.6 | January 24 2019 |
IEG Vantage |
91.504 |
14.637 | 86.204 | 47.163 | January 23 2019 |
Rabobank |
|
49 | January 23 2019 | ||
Cotton Grower |
|
13.66 | January 8 2019 | ||
Futures International |
91.515 |
14.150 | 86.380 | 47.734 | January 4 2019 |
Futures International | 48.5 | December 12 2018 | |||
IGC | 40.8** | November 22 2018 | |||
Societe Generale | 93.6 | 82.6 | +2.5 year on year | November 21 2018 | |
Rabobank | 92.5 | +0.5 year on year | 82.5 | 51 | November 15 2018 |
USDA |
92.0 |
13.5* | 82.5 | 51.0 | November 2 2018 |
IEG Vantage |
93.044 |
14.55 | 82.27 | 50.07 | September 18 2018 |
Farm Futures |
90.8 |
13.8 | 87.5 | 48.3 | August 28 2018 |
2018 plantings (USDA) |
89.129 |
14.099 | 89.196 | 47.800 | February 8 2019 |
Source: Agrimoney *= upland cotton. **= harvested area |
Analyst | Spring wheat (m acres) |
Durum (m acres) |
Winter wheat (m acres) |
All wheat (m acres) |
Date of forecast |
USDA | 12.430 | 1.401 | 31.778 | 45.609 | June 28 2019 |
Reuters poll pre-USDA Acreage report | 12.6 | 1.5 | 31.6 | 45.7 | June 25 2019 |
IEG Vantage | 12.16 | 1.42 | 31.504 | 45.084 | June 5 2019 |
Futures International | 12.6 | 1.4 | 31.7 | 45.7 | June 3 2019 |
IEG Vantage | 12.360 | 45.284 | May 14 2019 | ||
Futures International | 12.703 | 1.407 | April 29 2019 | ||
USDA | 12.830 | 1.420 | 31.504 | 45.754 | March 29 2019 |
Reuters poll ahead of USDA sowings report | 13.419 | 2.081 | 31.46 | 46.915 | March 25 2019 |
Bloomberg poll head of USDA sowings report | 13.4 | 2.0 | 31.5 | 46.9 | March 25 2019 |
Farm Futures | 12.6 | 2.2 | 31.1 | 45.9 | March 22 2019 |
IEG Vantage |
13.640 |
1.852 | 46.782 | February 14 2019 | |
USDA |
|
31.290 | February 8 2019 | ||
Reuters poll |
|
32.128 | February 5 2019 | ||
Farm Futures |
12.5 |
2.5 | 31.6 | 46.6 | January 24 2019 |
IEG Vantage |
13.780 |
1.870 | 31.513 | 47.163 | January 23 2019 |
Futures International | 13.595 | 2.110 | 32.029 | 47.734 | January 4 2019 |
Futures International | 13.7 | 2.1 | 32.710 | 48.5 | December 12 2018 |
Societe Generale | +1.0 | +1.5 | +2.5 | November 21 2018 | |
IEG Vantage |
|
34.111 | 50.07 | September 18 2018 | |
Farm Futures |
12.9 |
1.8 | 33.6 | 48.3 | August 28 2018 |
Source: Agrimoney |