Corn Planting Is Second-Largest Since 1946

Posted by Brian Gould Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:38:00 GMT

American farmers have planted their second-largest corn acreage since 1946, the government said Tuesday, shocking traders who thought that cold, wet spring weather in the Midwest had shrunk corn sowings.

Corn plantings rose 1 percent from last year, to 87.035 million acres, the Agriculture Department said, up from March estimates of 84.986 million acres and above trade estimates that averaged 83.961 million acres.

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