Big drop in U.S. wheat crop driven by smallest plantings since 1919
U.S. farmers will plant the smallest amount of land to wheat, 46 million acres, since record keeping began in 1919, the USDA projected at its annual Outlook Forum. Wheat has lost ground to corn and soybeans, which offer higher yields per acre and more potential for profit, for more than three decades. Wheat sowings peaked… » Read More
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