Articles tagged under: acreage
Where Have All the Acres Gone?
Published March 28, 2024
The big takeaway from USDA's Planting Intentions Report was the total acreage numbers that were down from last year. RCM Director of Risk Management Steve Wagner wants to know where they went. "Last year we had 253.8 million acres of…August USDA Reports Coming Up Friday
Published August 8, 2022
Total Farm Marketing Senior Market Advisor Naomi Blohm says there may be slight reductions in U.S. yield forecasts in the USDA report. "It's definitely not a record crop by any means, but I think it's too premature to say the…Watch for USDA’s Acreage Survey in the Mail
Published June 6, 2022
USDA is sending out its annual farmer planting survey. National Ag Statistics Service Crops Branch Chief Lance Hoenig is asking farmers to respond. "For any farmers who haven't had a chance to fill that out, please do so and send…Planting in the Transition Zone
Published April 1, 2022
All eyes are on the Dakotas and Minnesota. The area is considered a transition zone for acreage. NDSU Extension Crops Marketing Economist Frayne Olson says acreage decisions in North Dakota depend on location and what will be competitive. "It's not…Surprising Corn Acreage Forecast
Published March 31, 2022
One of the most anticipated USDA reports of the year shocked the grain trade. The biggest surprise in the prospective plantings report is the U.S. planted corn estimate at 89.5 million acres. That’s 2.5 million acres lower than trade expectations.…Soybean Acreage May Shift
Published March 9, 2022
With the March supply and demand report behind us, the market will begin to focus on acres. Roy E. Abbott Futures market analyst Ron McDaniel thinks soybean acres will be lost. "I personally think the acreage for beans is going…No Big Winner in 2022 Acreage Battle Yet
Published November 11, 2021
Minneapolis wheat led the grain market higher this week. Van Ahn and Company market analyst Kristi Van Ahn thinks spring wheat is trying to secure acres. "We're trying to decipher what we'll have for acres with fertilizer prices as high…Epic Acreage Battle Likely
Published October 29, 2021
According to AgriSompo North America market analyst Sterling Smith, input costs will drive the decision process over acreage in 2022. "We are going to have an epic acreage battle if we see strong South American production. That will pressure prices…Buying Acres
Published October 27, 2021
With spring wheat at more than $10 per bushel, Ever.Ag market analyst Matt Tranel expects wheat to buy acres. The unknown is where those acres will come from. "How many acres really do move out of a different crop into…