Less than ideal planting conditions in some key growing areas led to fewer acres than expected being planted this year.
The USDA Farm Service Agency says the overall U.S. crop acreage mix is 248.861 million acres, with farmers reporting they were unable to plant on 6.387 million acres, with the highest prevented plant totals in areas hit by heavy rainfall or that had cooler than normal temperatures during planting season.
That includes parts of the northern Plains and northern Midwest, stretching down into the Delta states.
