date:Jan 25, 2013
expected.
There were 41.82 million acres of winter wheat planted, Dr Reinbott said. The trade estimate was closer to 42.6 million acres. That's about 700,000 less.
Weather will continue to play a big role in the grain fields this year.
It is still pretty dry in the western Corn Belt, Dr Reinbott said. Some numbers have come out indicating that many parts of the southern Plains and western Corn Belt need significant rains just to get them back to normal.
If there is plentiful rain that le