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Ohio, Pennsylvania farmers mostly on track with planting after wet spring
Despite a wet, cold start to the planting season, row crop farmers in Ohio and Pennsylvania are mostly on track with planting for the year, though some are still trying to get into their fields to finish planting, and some are weighing whether to replant soybean acres that have struggled to get established under a lot of rain.
USDA forecasts record soybean acreage
Farmers are expecting to plant a record 91 million acres of soybeans this year in the U.S., according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s March 31 Prospective Plantings report.
Market volatility, uncertainty loom over spring planting
Even last fall, farmers were already looking at higher costs for inputs like fertilizer and herbicides. Russia's attack on Ukraine has led to more disruption for fertilizer, global trade, energy and more, meaning high stakes for farmers this spring planting season.
