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    Soybean planting expected to outpace corn acreage for first time in 35 years

    USDA: Soybean planting expected to outpace corn acreage for first time in 35 years

    March 29, 2018 ccrawford Agriculture, Featured Slider, Local News


    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Corn has been dethroned as the king of crops as farmers report they intend to plant more soybeans than corn for the first time in 35 years.

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture says in its annual prospective planting report released Thursday that farmers intend to plant 89 million acres in soybeans and 88 million acres in corn.


    The primary reason is profitability. Corn costs much more to plant because of required demands for pest and disease control and fertilizer. When the profitability of both crops is close, farmers bet on soybeans for a better return.


    The only year that soybean acres beat corn in recent memory was 1983, when the government pushed farmers to plant fewer acres to boost prices in the midst of the nation’s worst farm crisis.

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    Soybean growers brace for potential US-China trade war

    Fox Business-Mar 29, 2018
    “We've always stepped up to the plate and taken one for the team, so to speak. We can't do that right now. Our economy is in worse shape than the general economy is. We just can't stand this right now.China is the biggest buyer of U.S. soybeans, importing more than $12.4 billion worth of the oil seed in ...
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