date:Oct 13, 2015
U.S. farmers are deep into harvests of what will be bumper corn and soybean crops, but adjustments to government estimates for exactly how much was planted months ago are still affecting futures prices.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday cut its forecasts more than expected for the acres of corn and soybeans farmers will harvest. The move was driven by reduced estimates of acres planted, said Lance Honig, chief of the crops branch of the Agriculture Departments National Agricultural S