Soybeans Reign Supreme:Mark 2014 down as the year of the bean

摘要

After taking a backseat to corn for the past several years, soybeans are in the spotlight for 2014. Other crops, such as cotton, canola, peanuts, rice and sunflowers, are also making a comeback into farmers' crop mixes.In its annual acreage report released at the end of June, USDA shows more soybeans will be planted this year than ever before—an estimated 84.8 million acres, up 11% from 2013. Farmers in Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Penn-sylvania, South Dakota and Wisconsin planted record-high levels of soybeans.