The USDA overnight unveiled its latest assessment of US corn planting progress of 2026.
Investors had expected an 86% figure, according to a Reuters poll.
| State | Percent planted | Change on week | Change on year | Difference from 5-year average |
| Colorado | 88 | 23 | 4 | 16 |
| Illinois | 86 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| Indiana | 76 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Iowa | 94 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Kansas | 77 | 14 | -6 | -2 |
| Kentucky | 95 | 5 | 26 | 16 |
| Michigan | 75 | 28 | 1 | 2 |
| Minnesota | 94 | 8 | -2 | 7 |
| Missouri | 89 | 5 | -4 | -1 |
| Nebraska | 92 | 10 | -2 | 1 |
| North Carolina | 97 | 3 | 2 | -1 |
| North Dakota | 80 | 22 | 3 | 18 |
| Ohio | 63 | 11 | 12 | -4 |
| Pennsylvania | 51 | 8 | 2 | -8 |
| South Dakota | 92 | 11 | 1 | 9 |
| Tennessee | 97 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| Texas | 92 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 82 | 20 | -1 | 3 |
| 18 States | 86 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
