Friday, February 12, 2010

Breaking News-RTRS-UPDATE 3-US corn plantings seen up 2 pct, soy off 1 pct-USDA

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - U.S. farmers will plant
enough corn and soybeans to reap their second-largest harvests,
the Agriculture Department projected on Thursday, but private
forecasters had expected even larger plantings.
Corn (maize) and soybeans are the most widely planted U.S.
row crops. With wheat, they are staples of U.S. diets and
widely used in livestock feed.