The USDA overnight unveiled its latest assessment of US corn planting progress of 2026.
Investors had expected a 75% figure, according to a Reuters poll.
| State | Percent planted | Change on week | Change on year | Difference from 5-year average |
| Colorado | 65 | 25 | 1 | 12 |
| Illinois | 75 | 21 | 4 | 2 |
| Indiana | 67 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| Iowa | 88 | 16 | -1 | 6 |
| Kansas | 63 | 11 | -8 | -5 |
| Kentucky | 90 | 3 | 29 | 20 |
| Michigan | 47 | 30 | -13 | -5 |
| Minnesota | 86 | 18 | -4 | 12 |
| Missouri | 84 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| Nebraska | 82 | 15 | -2 | 3 |
| North Carolina | 94 | 7 | 3 | -1 |
| North Dakota | 58 | 33 | -7 | 18 |
| Ohio | 52 | 15 | 19 | 12 |
| Pennsylvania | 43 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
| South Dakota | 81 | 28 | -2 | 16 |
| Tennessee | 96 | 4 | 14 | 11 |
| Texas | 88 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 62 | 31 | -7 | 3 |
| 18 States | 76 | 19 | 0 | 6 |
