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Size Freed
Farmers to plant most acres since 1984, prompted by higher crop prices (Washington Post)
U.S. farmers will plant the most acres in a generation this year, led by the
biggest corn crop since World War II, taking advantage of the highest
agricultural prices in at least four decades.
They will sow corn, soybeans and wheat on 226.9 million acres, the most since
1984, a Bloomberg survey of 36 farmers, bankers and analysts showed. The 2.5
percent gain means an expansion the size of New Jersey as growers target
fields left fallow last year and land freed up from conservation programs.
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