Jun 14, 2019
Not just corn: Flooding also threatens this year's soybean planting
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Excessive rain could significantly reduce the number of soybean acres planted this year, following an extremely low planting of corn acres this year, reports Bloomberg.
Why it matters: Farmers have long been struggling since President Trump initiated a trade war with China, which is the world's largest soybean purchaser. Soybean prices are at a 10-year low.
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