2026 Deadlines

September 2026

  • September 30, 2026 Wheat and Oats Sales Closing Date
  • September 30, 2026 Margin Protection Sales Closing Date for Corn and Rice

October 2026



November 2026

  • November 14, 2026 Wheat Production Reporting Deadline
  • November 30, 2026 Wheat Final Planting Date

December 2026

  • December 5, 2026 End of the Late Planting Period for Wheat
  • December 15, 2026 Wheat Certification Deadline

2027 Deadlines

January 2027



February 2027

  • February 28, 2027 Sales Closing Date for Corn, Cotton, Rice, Grain Sorghum and Soybeans

March 2027

  • March 11, 2027 Earliest Plant Date for Corn

April 2027

  • April 1, 2027 Earliest Plant Date for Rice
  • April 11, 2027 Earliest Plant Date for Grain Sorghum
  • April 15, 2027 Production Reporting Deadline for Corn, Cotton, Rice, Grain Sorghum and Soybeans
  • April 16, 2027 Earliest Plant Date for Soybeans
  • April 25, 2027 Final Planting Date for Corn

May 2027

  • May 10, 2027 End of the Late Planting Period for Corn
  • May 25, 2027 Final Planting Date for Cotton, Grain Sorghum, and RIce

June 2027

  • June 15, 2027 Final Planting Date for NFAC Soybeans

July 2027

  • July 15, 2027 Certification Deadline for Corn, Cotton, Rice, Grain Sorghum and Soybeans

August 2027


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