The USDA overnight unveiled its latest assessment of US corn planting progress of 2026.
Investors had expected a 38% figure, according to a Reuters poll.
| State | Percent planted | Change on week | Change on year | Difference from 5-year average |
| Colorado | 19 | 7 | -15 | -1 |
| Illinois | 38 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| Indiana | 42 | 12 | 18 | 20 |
| Iowa | 42 | 20 | -5 | -2 |
| Kansas | 41 | 12 | -7 | -1 |
| Kentucky | 77 | 8 | 39 | 31 |
| Michigan | 5 | 2 | -16 | -9 |
| Minnesota | 42 | 16 | 1 | 9 |
| Missouri | 51 | 11 | -2 | -6 |
| Nebraska | 43 | 17 | -3 | 4 |
| North Carolina | 74 | 17 | 3 | -5 |
| North Dakota | 4 | n/a | -12 | -5 |
| Ohio | 33 | 13 | 13 | 18 |
| Pennsylvania | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| South Dakota | 27 | 11 | -10 | 7 |
| Tennessee | 87 | 7 | 29 | 27 |
| Texas | 77 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 7 | -4 | -5 |
| 18 States | 38 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
