Table 3. Planted Acres of Soybeans by Region
	Western Corn Belt^a		Eastern Corn Belt^b		Mid-South^c		Southeast^d		East Coast^e		United States
	000 acres	%	000 acres	%	000 acres	%	000 acres	%	000 acres	%	000 acres	%
1976	16,145	32.1	14,530	28.9	13,630	27.1	4,799	9.6	1,122	2.3	50,226	100.0
1979	23,370	32.7	19,620	27.5	18,470	25.9	8,360	11.7	1,591	2.2	71,411	100.0
1986	24,875	41.2	18,300	30.3	10,995	18.2	4,680	7.8	1,535	2.5	60,385	100.0
1987	24,120	41.5	18,580	31.9	10,330	17.8	3,675	6.3	1,475	2.5	58,180	100.0
1988	24,310	41.3	18,680	31.7	10,460	17.8	3,810	6.5	1,580	2.7	58,840	100.0
1989	24,790	40.8	19,020	31.3	10,750	17.7	4,460	7.3	1,800	2.9	60,820	100.0
1990	23,750	41.1	18,490	32.0	10,270	17.2	3,650	6.3	1,635	2.8	57,795	100.0
1991	26,035	44.0	19,420	32.8	8,990	15.2	3,005	5.1	1,730	2.9	59,180	100.0
1992	25,400	42.9	20,000	33.8	8,980	15.2	2,915	5.2	1,715	2.9	59,180	100.0
1993	25,300	42.1	20,410	34.0	9,690	16.1	2,915	4.9	1,770	2.9	60,085	100.0
1994	27,220	44.1	20,510	33.3	9,220	15.0	2,875	4.7	1,795	2.9	61,620	100.0
1995	28,210	45.1	21,130	33.8	9,130	14.7	2,290	3.6	1,735	2.8	62,495	100.0
1996	28,250	44.0	22,370	34.8	9,390	14.6	2,565	4.0	1,620	2.5	64,195	100.0
1997	32,450	46.4	22,610	32.3	10,390	14.8	2,777	4.0	1,778	2.5	70,005	100.0
1998	33,700	46.8	23,650	32.8	10,180	14.1	2,690	3.8	1,805	2.5	72,025	100.0
1999	35,800	48.5	24,100	32.7	9,700	13.2	2,360	3.2	1,770	2.4	73,730	100.0
2000	37,050	49.9	24,050	32.4	9,010	12.1	2,230	3.0	1,926	2.6	74,266	100.0
2001	37,700	50.9	24,650	33.3	7,685	10.4	2,135	2.9	1,905	2.5	74,075	100.0
2002	37,070	50.1	24,740	33.5	8,170	11.0	2,145	2.9	1,838	2.5	73,963	100.0
2003	37,650	51.3	23,770	32.4	7,990	11.3	2,253	3.0	1,741	2.4	73,404	100.0
2004	38,000	50.5	23,550	31.4	9,100	12.1	2,579	3.4	1,979	2.6	75,208	100.0
2005	36,350	50.5	23,010	31.9	8,485	11.8	2,259	3.1	1,928	2.7	72,032	100.0
2006	38,700	51.2	24,100	31.9	8,725	11.6	2,092	2.8	1,905	2.5	75,522	100.0
2007	32,570	50.3	20,550	31.7	7,410	11.5	2,399	3.7	1,812	2.8	64,741	100.0
2008	38,100	50.3	22,660	30.0	9,860	13.0	3,052	4.0	2,046	2.7	75,718	100.0
2009	38,800	50.0	23,090	29.8	10,230	13.2	3,316	4.3	2,074	2.7	77,510	100.0


^a Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota
^b Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin
^c Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas
^d Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina
e Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia