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Tight margins could push more acres to soybeans in 2026

A market analyst says farmers could plant more soybeans in 2026 to help offset record input costs.

Jeff Peterson with Heartland Farm Partners says margins have been extremely tight especially for corn. “I think we’re going to have some constraint on the amount of money some of farmers want to spend on corn especially last year they say rust really pull back on yields and I think they’re worried they might see another year on that.”

He tells Brownfield lower production costs and potential export momentum could be a factor for some growers. “Beans are a little bit cheaper for them to produce. If they’re a little optimistic that China would buy more bushels then they might have a little more optimism on the beans.”

Peterson says farmers are also considering how the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program may affect soybeans more than corn.