AgMarket.Net庐, an agricultural brokerage and consulting firm, is announcing its acreage estimates ahead of USDA鈥檚 Prospective Plantings report.
AGMARKET.NET ESTIMATES (MILLION ACRES)
- AGMARKET.NET 2024: CORN 91.5; SOYBEANS 86.1; ALL WHEAT 46.2
- USDA Outlook Forum 2024: CORN 91.0; SOYBEANS 87.5; ALL WHEAT 47.0
- USDA 2023: CORN 94.6; SOYBEANS 83.6; ALL WHEAT 49.6
AgMarket.Net庐 partners believe the acreage gap will narrow between planted acres of corn and soybeans this growing season聽 compared to the 11-million-acre difference between the commodities during 2023.聽聽
鈥淭he Corn Belt experienced a fantastic fall for field work and input applications,鈥 says co-founder Matt Bennett. 鈥淚 would say the聽 economics on corn looked better than soybeans at that time. Therefore, we feel as if a fair amount of corn acres were quantified聽 last fall. While economics look better for soybeans as of this spring, we feel enough of those acres were already latched on to last聽 fall.鈥澛
Bennett believes planted acres for soybeans should increase substantially due to USDA鈥檚 most recent World Agricultural Supply聽 and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report.聽聽
鈥淚f there are swing acres this spring, we feel as if they could shift heavily towards soybeans,鈥 says Bennett. 鈥淧rofit margins聽 currently look better for soybeans than corn. This is also due to cash prices, good crush margins and a tighter balance sheet on聽 soybeans. We feel that gap between corn and soybean acres will narrow due to both corn acres dropping and soybean acres聽 growing.鈥澛
AgMarket.Net庐 expects a decrease in wheat acres due to spring wheat prices and USDA鈥檚 drop in winter wheat acres.聽
The company used a hands-on approach to receive its estimates. AgMarket.Net庐 spoke to its consulting and brokerage customers聽 on their acreage mix, input costs and weather conditions. Representatives also talked with farmers throughout the country about聽 their decisions during travels to trade shows, events and speaking engagements. AgMarket.Net庐 used its contacts in the聽 commercial business, input space and transportation sectors as well.聽聽
AgMarket.Net庐 is the Farm Division of John Stewart & Associates, an agricultural trading company based out of St. Joseph,聽 MO.