Corn, soybean shares of U.S. planted area continue to rise; wheat share trending downward

Line chart showing shares of planted acreage as percentages of eight-crop total for corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, sorghum, barley, oats, and rice between 2002 and 2023.

Farmer decisions on which crop to plant in any given season often depend on the expected price and profitability of the crop they have been planting as well as that of alternative crops, according to a study by USDA, Economic Research Service.


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