date:Oct 18, 2012
ts were also reported in China's crop, with minimal impact.
China's northeast region produces just under 40 percent of the country's corn, and is similar in nature to the northern U.S. Corn Belt, says USGC CEO Tom Sleight. This past spring, it saw a slight increase in corn and peanut acres at the expense of soybeans, he said.
To the southwest, the North China Plain is similar to the western Plains, says Sleight. This plain of rich soil deposited by the Yellow River produces about 40 percent of