# As US agriculture flails, farmers see big corn acres as best bet to break even

> Reuters reports US agriculture is struggling and farmers see planting large corn acreage as their best option to break even. CBOT December 2026 corn futures are hovering near $4.60 a bushel, close to farmers' break-even levels despite rising input costs for seed and fertilizer.

- Date: 2026-03-01 · published 2026-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20620-as-us-agriculture-flails-farmers-see-big-corn-acres-as-best-bet-to-break-even
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Expected heavy corn plantings for 2026 point to larger future supply, which caps upside in corn prices, while high input costs squeeze producer margins.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-agriculture-flails-farmers-see-big-corn-acres-best-bet-break-even-2026-02-18/

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