Kentucky growers set record for soybean acreage

Source: USDA, NASS, Kentucky Field Office

Lexington, KY - Soybeans planted in Kentucky were estimated at a record high 2.05 million acres, up 220,000 acres from 2023. Acres harvested for grain, at 2.04 million acres, was 220,000 acres above acres a year ago.

U.S. soybean planted area for 2024 was estimated at 86.1 million acres, up 3% from last year. Area for harvest, at 85.3 million acres, is up 4% from 2023.

Soybeans are one of the leading field crops in Kentucky.

Photo Credit USDA NRCS - Scott Bauer

Acreage planted to corn in Kentucky was estimated at 1.55 million acres, down 50,000 acres from 2023. Acres harvested for grain is estimated at 1.45 million acres, down 50,000 acres from last year.

The U.S. corn planted for all purposes in 2024 was estimated at 91.5 million acres, down 3% from last year. Growers expect to harvest 83.4 million acres for grain, down 4% from last year.