date:Aug 21, 2013
creage harvested for silage is nearly constant in years with good growing conditions (varied by only 400,000 acres from 2008 through 2010) while changes in planted acreage are motivated by demand for grain.
The difference between planted acreage and acreage harvested for grain averaged only 6.8 million acres in 2009 and 2010, about 400,000 less than the previous 5-year average. The difference increased to 7.95 million in 2011 and 9.78 million in 2012 as poor weather resulted in more acres harve