4% Less Corn in United States
WASHINGTON - Jun 30/14 - SNS -- Corn area in the United States is down 4% from last year at an esimated 91.6 million acres, according to the USDA's seeded area report for 2014.
This represents the lowest planted acreage in the United States since 2010; however, this is the fifth largest corn acreage in the United States since 1944.
The 2014 corn planted area for all purposes is estimated at 91.6 million acres, down 4% from last year. This represents the lowest planted acreage in the United States since 2010; however, this is the fifth largest corn acreage in the United States since 1944. Growers expect to harvest 83.8 million acres for grain, down 4% from last year. Farmers responding to the survey indicated that 98% of the intended corn acreage had been planted at the time of the interview, the same as the 10-year average.
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