Corn Planting
The Great Divide: Saturated Eastern Fields Stall Corn Planting as Southern Plains Wheat Finds Vital Relief
CHICAGO — March 31, 2026 — As the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) releases its highly anticipated Prospective Plantings report today, the American agricultural heartland is grappling with a starkly divided climate reality. A relentless "weather whiplash" has settled over the Eastern Corn Belt, where heavy rainfall throughout late