Breaking News-RTRS-Informa sees 2009 US corn acres at 82.7 mln -trade

CHICAGO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Analytical firm Informa Economics estimated U.S. corn plantings for 2009 at 82.7 million acres and soybeans at 80.8 million, trade sources said on Friday.
The firm's projections compare with 86 million corn acres planted in the spring of 2008 and 75.7 million soybean acres, based on U.S. Agriculture Department data.
In December, Informa projected 2009 U.S. acres for corn at 82.288 million and soybeans at 81.455 million.