USDA: Corn acres expected to shrink 4 percent

By Josh Funk

Published March 31, 2014 4:13pm ET

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USDA: Corn acres expected to shrink 4 percent — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The amount of American cropland devoted to corn is expected to shrink about 4 percent this year as farmers devote more acres to soybeans, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday. The USDA said it expects 91.7 million acres of corn to be planted this year, down from 95.37 million acres […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The amount of American cropland devoted to corn is expected to shrink about 4 percent this year as farmers devote more acres to soybeans, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday.

The USDA said it expects 91.7 million acres of corn to be planted this year, down from 95.37 million acres last year. The acreage devoted to soybeans is expected to grow about 6 percent to 81.5 million acres from last year’s 76.5 million acres.

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