DTN survey: American farmers plan to reduce corn planting

Introduction: data transmission network of the United States on April 9 news: according to the recent survey of farmers' planting intentions conducted by data transmission network of the United States, American farmers intend to reduce the area of corn sown, which is exactly the opposite of the results predicted in the March planting intention report of the United States Department of agriculture At that time, data from the U.S Department of agriculture showed that corn planting area in the United States would increase by 3.5 million acres to 79 million acres, 4% higher than in 2001 According to Chad Hart, a spokesman for the center for agriculture and rural development at Iowa State University, the findings indicate that there are still many uncertainties surrounding farmers' sowing The question of the survey is: how close is it to your intention to plant corn that the USDA's planting intention report in March shows that the planting area of corn in the United States will increase by 4%? Of the 500 farmers who participated in the survey, 62% said they would reduce the planting area, 19% said they would increase the planting area by a higher margin than the data from the U.S Department of agriculture, 18% said they would increase the planting area, but it did not reach the 4% predicted by the U.S Department of agriculture, only 1% showed that the planting area would increase by 4% According to the investigation report of planting intention released by the US Department of agriculture on March 28, the total planting area of corn in 2002 was 79.047 million mu, higher than the industry average forecast of 78.02 million mu, and higher than the planting intention area of 77.169 million mu in the US data transmission network survey Since many farmers are planting corn and soybeans at the same time, the final decision on the area to be planted will be the loan rate, Hart said After all, no crops have been planted in the field.