U.S. Farmers to Plant Most Corn Acres Since 1944, USDA Says
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Farmers in the U.S., the world’s biggest corn producer, will plant the most acres since 1944, while the sown area for eight major crops is poised to be the second-biggest in the past 10 years, the government said.
Corn planting will cover 94 million acres in 2012 from 91.9 million acres last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its long-term projections report. Crops ranging from corn and soybeans to wheat and cotton will be sown on 251 million acres from 249 million acres, it said.