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Something Is Wrong With This Picture: Why Farmers Continue To Plant Commodity Crops Despite Low Prices

The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) Prospective Plantings Report was recently released. U.S. farmers are expected to plant 97 million acres of corn in the 2020 season. This number is up from last year despite abysmally low commodity prices and decreased demand for biofuels. Why do farmers continue to plant these commodity crops with little return?

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