Farmers, farm suppliers, and agriculture agents in northwest Ohio said the price of corn, boosted by ethanol demand, is causing more farmers to increase the corn crop or even switch to corn from other crops. He estimated his customer base of about 50 farmers is planting about 15 percent more acres of corn. Doug Uher, agronomy manager for Luckey Farmers inc., which has a number of northwest Ohio locations, said seed corn sales are up 40 percent or more in some areas. Many of those plants...

In the past year, demand for corn to feed refineries as well as a robust export outlook have pushed corn prices to their highest levels since the late 1990s. Matching a national trend, California farmers plan to sow nearly 20 percent more corn this year than last, an increase of 100,000 acres and a state record. Industry experts say the prices aren't high enough for most farmers to plant corn for ethanol. Since the 1980s, most of the state's corn has been harvested not for its kernels but...

From staff and wire reports DES MOINES, IOWA Mississippi farmers are expected to nearly triple the acreage used for corn production this year because of the marketplace fueled with expectations of high corn prices. An ethanol-fueled boom in prices will prompt American farmers to plant the most corn since the year the Allies invaded Normandy, but surging demand could mean consumers still may pay more for everything from chicken to cough syrup. Corn is a key ingredient in many foods, from...

Some market analysts had projected 90 million acres or more. The trade was guessing the corn acreage number would be about 88 million acres. As anticipated, many of those additional corn acres will come out of soybeans. So the large number was not a complete surprise; still, the futures market opened corn limit down on the news. The best growing conditions for many years in the Great Plains and strong wheat price seems to have caused the winter talk about replanting fall-planted wheat to...

However, the higher corn prices may be negative for some of the livestock producers that will have to bid for corn against ethanol plants and foreign exports. Generally, the growth of the ethanol industry likely will reduce the amount of corn available for exports or livestock feed. In a short crop year, the potential is for very strong corn prices as ethanol plants and other corn-dependent industries bid for limited stocks. The question for the industry is how many more acres will switch...

Prices may stay up despite more corn. DES MOINES, IOWA An ethanol-fueled boom in prices will prompt American farmers to plant the most corn since the year the Allies invaded Normandy, but surging demand could mean consumers still may pay more for everything from chicken to cough syrup. Attorney Louis Franklin said in a court filing that Scrushy may be planning an escape before he's sentenced for a bribery conviction and should be held in custody or confined to his house. Farmers are...

Located on the south side of Cambria along Cabbage Road, the current milling facilities process roughly six million bushels of corn a year. They are then enriched with computerized nutrient feeders to meet specifications the conventional lines of corn grits, corn meal, corn flour and corn bran require. However, a referendum shot down the plans, and the village enacted territorial zoning that forbade the project from moving across Cabbage Road and into the town of Courtland for three years....

The government said that if farmers followed through with their stated intentions, soybean acreage would drop 11 percent and cotton acreage would fall 20 percent. Corn should be planted by mid-May for good yields and soybeans can be planted as late as June, which could be a fallback plan for farmers if corn doesn't get planted in time. The rush to plant corn comes at the cost of other crops, particularly soybeans and cotton. Corn is a key ingredient in many foods, from corn syrup found in...

EC urged to review anti-dumping duty on Thai sweet corn The European Union's decision to impose an anti-dumping duty on Thai sweet corn will put 200,000 farmers and more than 20,000 food industry workers out of work, the Thai Food Processors' Association said. EC urged to review anti-dumping duty on Thai sweet corn The European Union's decision to impose an anti-dumping duty on Thai sweet corn will put 200,000 farmers and more than 20,000 food industry workers out of work, the Thai Food...