date:Aug 21, 2013
f prevented acreage released last week indicated prevented corn acreage of 3.411 million acres.
The estimate exceeded expectations and resulted in speculation that the NASS estimate might eventually be reduced. However, there has not been a close relationship between prevented acres and the change in the NASS estimate of planted acres from June to the final estimate.
In 2010, for example, 2.1 million corn acres were reported as prevented, but the NASS final estimate of planted acres exceeded t