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Corn acres top estimates, soybeans fall

The USDA says farmers planted more corn and fewer soybeans than expected. 2023 corn planted area is the third largest on record at 94.096 million acres, 2.096 million above the prospective planting report and up 5.52 million from 2022. 93% of that is biotech,... Read More.

CONAB Brazil soybean, corn estimates get bigger

Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA has increased its already record large corn and soybean production projections. The year-to-year rises are tied to better weather and improvements in yield and the bigger crops are having an impact on export demand for U.S. corn and beans. CONAB... Read More.