Tag: United States Department of Agriculture

• Tuesday, February 15th 2011 - 05:34 UTC

  US farmers have planted the biggest crop in 13 years reports USDA

  

  United States farmers have planted the biggest crop in thirteen years according to a report released by the US Department of Agriculture which estimated the area sown to the eight major field crops in 2011 at 103.3 million hectares.

• Thursday, May 13th 2010 - 10:47 UTC

  US Corn Futures Rise to Two-Month High on Mounting Demand from China

  

  Corn futures rose to a two-month high on mounting demand from China, the world’s second-biggest consumer.