{"id":1099,"date":"2010-03-31T17:57:46","date_gmt":"2010-03-31T17:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/u-s-farmers-respond-to-world-demand-planting-report-shows\/"},"modified":"2010-03-31T17:57:46","modified_gmt":"2010-03-31T17:57:46","slug":"u-s-farmers-respond-to-world-demand-planting-report-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/u-s-farmers-respond-to-world-demand-planting-report-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Farmers Respond to World Demand, Planting Report Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"
USDA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s National Agricultural Statistics Service<\/a> today released its 2010 Prospective Plantings<\/a> report showing U.S. corn acreage at 88.8 million, up 3 percent from both 2009 and 2008. According to the U.S. Grains Council, this increase shows the U.S. farmers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 commitment to meet the increased demand for corn around the world. <\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153U.S. farmers step up to the plate every year,\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd said Tim Burrack, Iowa Corn Promotion Board<\/a> chairman. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153U.S. farmers use top-of-the-line technology and modern farming techniques to ensure a high quality product. We meet the domestic needs of the livestock industry and the ethanol industry and are able to meet the needs of our trading partners and customers around the world.\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd <\/p>\n