A highly anticipated report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week suggests farmers will plant significantly more corn this season compared to 2024.   

“As expected, due to market conditions and a large dip in acreage last year, farmers are intending to plant significantly more corn, moving away from cotton, wheat and soybeans,” said Betty Resnick, an economist with American Farm Bureau Federation, in her analysis of the annual Prospective...