Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Breaking News-INFORMA ECONOMICS SEES 2009 U.S. CORN PLANTINGS AT 86.8 MILLION ACRES, SOYBEANS AT 77.2 MLN -TRADERS

CHICAGO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Analytical firm Informa Economics estimated U.S. corn plantings for 2009 at 86.8 million acres and soybeans at 77.2 million, trade sources said on Friday.
The firm's projections compare with 85.9 million corn acres planted in the spring of 2008 and 75.9 million soybean acres, based on USDA's latest estimates.