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The planted acreage for corn, soybeans and wheat in Texas are forecast down this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 2024 Prospective Plantings Report.The report gives a first look at what crops farmers intend to plant in 2024.CornTexas farmers are expected to plant 2.1 million acres of corn this year. That’s down 400,000 acres from last year.Farmers surveyed across the U.S. intend to plant 90 million acres of corn in 2024, down nearly 5% from last year.Betty Resnick, an economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, said the report should be bullish for the price of corn.“Corn ...

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