Farmers to plant more soybeans next year, stand pat on corn

Recent increases in market prices are making soybeans more attractive, and farmers will respond by expanding soybean acreage by nearly 5 percent in 2021 while holding steady on corn acreage, said Farm Futures on Wednesday. If the results of the August survey hold up, soybean plantings next year would be 87.9 million acres, the third-largest… » Read More

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