How Does the 2019 Acreage Mix Change

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How Does the 2019 Acreage Mix Change
Frayne Olson, Agricultural Economist - North Dakota State University

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If the Trump Administration trade and tariff policies continue for very much longer it will cause farmers to plant different crops next year says North Dakota State University’s Frayne Olson.

Olson :15 …a very large variety of other crops.

Quote Summary - More than likely we’ll see a pretty drastic reduction at least in soybeans. In this region, in particular, the southeast (of North Dakota) because we’ve been rotating soybeans pretty hard in this area. What do we switch to? A combination of corn and spring wheat are the two obvious ones, but we do grow a very large variety of other crops.

The problem with this kind of switch is that it’s likely to produce an overabundance of corn in 2019.