Survey: Corn farmers once burnt, twice shy

Farm Futures survey shows that Midwest farmers may plant more soybeans in 2013 to improve crop rotation.

Compiled by staff

Published: Aug 28, 2012

Farmers are unsure about whether to increase corn acreage next spring, despite high prices and sharply lower production caused by this year's historic drought. Instead, Farm Futures Magazine's first survey of 2013 planting intentions shows growers would rather boost soybean and wheat seedings.

Results of the survey of some 1,800 growers were released Tuesday morning on the opening day of the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa.

Farmers plan to put in 93.1 million acres of corn in the year ahead, down 4% from this year, when they planted the most corn ground in 75 years. Farm Futures' survey found producers actually planted slightly more corn in 2012 than reported in June by USDA, though they abandoned more of that ground than the agency estimates due to the ravages of the drought.

Farmers told Farm Futures they want to seed 78.1 million acres of soybeans, up 1.2% from 2012 levels.

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